>>>Believe it or not, I think this is a reel-change problem.
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>>The way you could probably tell for sure is by looking for the changeover
>>cues.  The SMPTE standards dictate that these are positioned at the top of
>
>Are changeover cues still used on many prints in the US?

They are in EWS (Canada and U.S. prints & projectors are basically the
same). I rescreened the film on the weekend and did indeed notice the
tell-tale dots in the top right-hand corner at the end of the "mirror"
scene. And this was in a new swanky theatre that opened only 6 months ago.
So, I agree that this is likely a reel-change problem. And it could also be
that Kubrick didn't have time to do a fine-cut. And Warners probably opted
not to touch a frame. Much as it wasn't their idea to digitally alter the
orgy scene. Kubrick had already done that. Unfortunately the Los Angelos
(and now New York) critics are still loudly whining about the necessity for
this. They have a valid point (re: MPAA) but the villian isn't Warner
Brothers.

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