I do hope that you are right, Brad V., but unfortunatly, I dont think so. The reviewer sited above by crazydave indicates that the picture is full frame, and it doesnt sound like he has a widescreen tv. The packaging, which you can see at dvdexpress, indicates that "the picture has been formatted to fit your screen." This is the same with Artisans other current release, The Buena Vista Social Club. Both of these titles, although pan and scan, are enhanced for 16:9 tvs. The other current release by artisan, Illuminata, is the only one that contains a letterbox picture. It is also the only one that is not anamorphic enhanced. The Limey, thier next release, is 16:9 enhanced, leading me to believe that it will be pan and scan only.

Until recently, Artisan released both widescreen and pan and scan versions on the same disc. Now, they seem to have dropped support for the format, and are playing games to see what people want more - anamorphic enhanced, or letterbox, by not allowing both on the same disc. This is not the act of an "artisan." This is the act of a business person, looking to save a dime at great cost to the public, and the presentation of thier films.

While Eyes Wide Shut, a high profile release, gets much attention for being fullscreen only, Artisan seems to get very little notice for insulting the dvd community. While I dont think that Warner is making a good decision with their presentation of EWS, at least they are providing reasons. Artisan is just turning out crap to see how much we will swallow. They deserve thier share of negative attention for this. I do hope that they get it.