Backtracking a second....

I was surprised to discover that the new A Clockwork Orange collector's edition is not labelled as anamorphic (or any of its pseudonyms). Then I realized that it was presented at 1.66:1, which is narrower than 16:9(1.78:1). Is it common for films presented at less than 1.78:1 to be non-anamorphic? They could just as easily add black bars to the sides as to the top and bottom. I really don't want to support anyone half-assing a ``collector's edition''.

As a tangent, did you know that Kubrick was constantly going back and reediting and framing his films, even way after their release? I believe that A Clockwork Orange was theatrically presented at 1.66:1, but he often redid it when someone wanted to cut a film for TV. Weird perfectionist. According to Steve Martin, in 1979, Kubrick was talking to him about starring in what would eventually become Eyes Wide Shut and he was still screening prints of 2001, A Space Odyssey -- over ten years after its release.