This does not surprise me as it was impossible to find a widescreen copy of Grease anywhere in my hometown. Usually this sort of thing is not a problem, but I noticed that Murder by Numbers was available in widescreen in only a couple stores as well. It's easy to stack the numbers when there is...
How about the scene Ron Shelton describes not being able to imagine the film without on his commentary track. The scene involves Sarandon and Costner at a bar, her telling him about her life and how she came to be who she is. I went searching for this after the film was over to find nothing...
The Hitchcock "movie" referred to is actually from the Alfred Hitchcock presents TV show. The episode from Four Rooms was The Man From Rio with Steve McQueen, I believe.