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DIED. CARLO DI PALMA, 79, cinematographer and maestro of movie lighting; in Rome. Working with director Michelangelo Antonioni, he obliterated the palette of realism by painting the grass yellow in The Red Desert and greener than green in Blow-Up, creating two of the most influential color films. In the mid-'80s, he ushered Woody Allen into a visually rich period with subtle lighting in such films as Radio Days and Hannah and Her Sisters...
...offenses--in other words, extract itself from the nightmare still facing other dioceses. But the hearings could also become high theater, the diocese's fiscal and administrative exposure could breed further investigation, and a loss on the parish-assets issue could establish a cataclysmic precedent for the church. In Rome, the Unconsulted are venting their displeasure. "Someone in Portland," sniped a high-ranking official, "got some bad legal advice." Someone in Portland is praying that is wrong. --With reporting by Jeff Israely/Vatican City and Sean Scully/Los Angeles
...DIED. CARLO DI PALMA, 79, Italian cinematographer; in his native Rome. Known for his innovative use of color and light, Di Palma made his reputation with Michelangelo Antonioni's The Red Desert and Blow Up, and later collaborated with Woody Allen on 11 movies, including Hannah and her Sisters...
...badly needed, even if he sometimes behaves like a provincial arriviste - which often irritates me as well. I would like the media to take a broader view of Italy because the undiluted criticism is harmful. Just because an Italian is rich doesn't mean he's corrupt. Philippe Saenen Rome Tenet Steps Down "Out of the line of fire" [June 14], about George Tenet's resignation as CIA director, reported on U.S. intelligence shortcomings before 9/11 and leading up to the Iraq war. A more recent issue is the torture and abuse of Iraqi prisoners. Those tactics were apparently meant...
...spearheaded the vetoing of any NATO troops going to Iraq. The most that President Bush could get was an agreement to train Iraqi troops, but Chirac insisted the training be undertaken not by NATO as an organization (only by NATO countries individually) and not in Iraq itself. He suggested Rome. Nice for sightseeing, but hardly the most efficient and cost-effective way to train the Iraqi police and army...