Sad to say, this is true of the Miramax DVDs, including the ones released under the banner reading Miramax Classics Widescreen. My DVD of Mighty Aphrodite is from Canada (under the Alliance label) and the specs read "enhanced for widescreen," but it's non-anamorphic.
Ironically, Allen himself doesn't seem to care. From what I've read and heard, he's already writing a new film when the current one is finished, and he has never cared if his films made any money in theaters or on home video. It may be why so many of his films didn't get that much home video...
As far as I know, Sweet and Lowdown only got as far as DVD in the States, and the first one I bought one from ebay was released at 4x3. Turns out Sony released two different versions, the 4x3 only, and a double-sided disc with WS and 4x3. The 4x3 is cropped (not just unmatted) and more commonly...