firetree65, I do have "La Dolce Vita" on pre-order in Region 2 (I also have a region free DVD player), but I'm holding off on "8 1/2" because at one point, it was in the rumor mill for DVD release in Region 1 this year.

As for the Anchor Bay/Werner Herzog DVDs, I had checked the OAR for "Aguirre:  Wrath of God", and it was indeed 1.33 (full frame).  However, on the "My Best Fiend:  Klaus Kinski" Herzog documentary, "Aguirre is also presented in widescreen.  This topic came up on another forum (Home Theater Forum), and the consensus was that the documentary footage was actually matted for widescreen presentation.  Given that Herzog is personally involved with Anchor Bay on the releases of his films (he provided the source materials), the DVDs actually reflect "director's intent".

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