"spirited away" is still in limited release till january; we can then expect it to go to video.
re: "metropolis", I saw it a few months ago on the sundance channel, which surprised me.
for those of you who can't wait for "spirited away" try renting "princess mononoke" which is a beautiful movie and perhaps the best anime movie ever made (of course, i will reserve final opinion till i see "spirited away"