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While the outcome of the American elections has left the Labour party feeling almost as stunned and despairing as their Democrat friends across the ocean, those around the Prime Minister are spinning the re-election of the most right-wing Republican administration in living memory as a vindication for Tony Blair.
'Tony is a winner in every way,' one of his closest allies crowed to me, even though I knew and he knew that I knew that he had been desperately craving a Kerry victory and secretly giving advice to the Democrats' campaign.
Up to a point, the result does testify to Tony Blair's superior judgment. He called the contest for the White House correctly when so many others allowed their hearts to overrule their heads. The defeat of the Democrats also reinforces Mr Blair in his belief, and his argument within his party, that the New Labour way is the only successful way for a progressive party.
The Democrats could not remove an incumbent presiding over a stuttering economy, a costly war and a botched aftermath. Among the most important reasons for their failure to evict Dubya was Senator Kerry's inability to convince enough Americans that he could be trusted to keep the country safe. In a variation of the same weakness, the Labour Party in Australia recently lost a general election because they could not convince sufficient Australians that the economy would be safe in their hands.
Sceurity is the linking theme of both those defeats for the left in English-speaking democracies. Progressive parties struggle to win when fear becomes the main pre-occupation of the electorate. The Democrats in America and Labour in Australia didn't address people's fears which meant they didn't have the space to make their arguments for hope and opportunity.
So expect much of Britain's political contest to revolve around the politics of fear. The result of the American election makes that even more certain. New Labour will be more concerned than ever to cover the security flank so that issues like crime and asylum cannot be captured by the Conservatives.
A baleful lesson that is also likely to be imported is that it pays to accentuate the negative. Making his victory speech, George Bush paid a particularly lavish tribute to Karl Rove, 'the architect' of his campaign, indeed of his entire political career. It was Mr Rove who masterminded the character assassination of Senator Kerry. It was ugly and breathtakingly shameless the way in which Republicans who had never risked their lives in conflict turned his genuine war heroism against Kerry. And it worked.
The senator's failure to counter that assault is regarded by Labour strategists as one of his most fatal mistakes. Parties here cannot buy TV attack ads. Mercifully, Britain will never entirely mimic America in this respect. But the broad point has not been lost on those devising campaigns for our next election: negativity scores.
Likewise, and again rather depressingly, simplistic messages endlessly recycled prevailed over more complex arguments. Bush's stump sloganeering mattered more than Kerry's ascendancy in debate. This is the conclusion reached by one cabinet minister closely involved with Labour's election planning: 'You've got to have a strong message and stick to it.' Tory strategists agree that successful campaigning means repetition, repetition, repetition.
The re-election of right-wing governments in America and Australia would normally be an inspiration for the Tories. Not this time. As they contemplate their failure to make a breakthrough after a year of Michael Howard's leadership, this has rubbed home how poorly they are performing compared with conservatives abroad.
George Bush's victory broke the usual rule that elections are won in the centre. He won from the right. He concentrated his energies on motivating his base rather than seeking out support in the middle ground. That will shape the Conservatives' internal debate about how aggressively right wing they should be at the next election.
Some of them are envious of the ability of the Republicans to galvanise votes from 'values', which is often no more than a euphemism for fomenting hatred against certain minorities. The three G spots aroused by the Republicans - gays'n'guns'n'God - assisted Dubya to his victory in America. But there is no equivalent constituency to the religious right in Britain. The idea that salvation for the Conservatives lies in mobilising an angry Moral Majority is a trap that the Tories would be wise to avoid falling into.
The rupture with the Republicans opened up by Mr Howard's criticisms of the Iraq war means they cannot expect much help from the other side of the Atlantic in the run-up to our next election.
By contrast, one member of the cabinet argues: 'Tony is in an incredibly strong position compared with any other Western leader. He's the only person with a relationship with Bush.' That advantage is also his burden. The pressure is on to prove that he can extract tangible gains from his alliance with a President widely loathed within his party and country.
The Prime Minister's advisers are talking up the notion that Bush 2 will prove to be a more intelligent and sophisticated presidency, readier to take advice and look for allies. There will be some constraints on Dubya lunging in an even more unilateralist direction, notably the overstretch of the American military and the ballooning size of its deficits. Mr Blair has convinced himself that, helped perhaps by the demise of Yasser Arafat, the President will make a genuine push to revive the Middle East peace process. He admits to friends that he has hoped in vain for this before, but this time, he assures them in his Panglossian way, things could be different.
George Bush, like all second-term Presidents, indeed like Tony Blair himself, will become increasingly concerned with his legacy. In words of one Downing Street adviser: 'If Bush wants to achieve things, he's going to have to tackle big issues. To tackle big issues, he's going to have to work with partners.'
I doubt that that Bush does want to tackle 'big issues'. The trouble is that issues rated big here, such as global warming, are not big on his agenda. What's even more questionable is whether this American administration is suddenly going to discover the merits of coalition-building at home or abroad.
Not only was George Bush elected with the largest number of votes cast for any American President in history, the Republicans also increased their majorities in both the houses of Congress. 'I've got the will of the people at my back,' Dubya declared on Thursday, interpreting his re-election as a resounding endorsement of his first-term approach.
For some European leaders, most vocally Jacques Chirac, this reinforces the argument for the EU to build itself up as a rival pole of power, precisely the course counselled against by Tony Blair. The Atlantic that he always seeks to straddle looks wider than ever.
He was right to expect four more years of Dubya. That won't make it any easier to deal with.


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Fans of film journalism will love this documentary about the noted Chicago critic Roger Ebert, although the movie is just as much about his battle with the cancer that took his life in 2013. It's a lively, fast-paced doc, but even at two hours it feels oddly truncated as the two topics seem to fight for screen time. Fortunately both are potent: the story of Roger's love of cinema and the footage of his astoundingly cheerful refusal to let illness get him down.
Based around Roger's eponymous autobiography, the film quickly traces his background as a film lover who rose through the ranks at the Chicago Sun-Times to become an unusually resonant film reviewer, able to express opinions and even high-minded cinematic observations in ways that were never cynical or snobbish. He found national (and even global) fame through his TV programmes opposite rival Chicago critic Gene Siskel, which began in 1978 and standardised their "thumbs up"/"thumbs down" verdicts. At age 50, Roger met his wife Chaz at an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting, and her children and grandchildren became his. In 2002, he was diagnosed with thyroid cancer and underwent a series of surgeries that by 2006 made it impossible for him to speak. But he carried on writing reviews and making public appearances (speaking through his computer) until his death.
Filmmaker Steve James had startling access to Roger during the final year of his life, following him to hospitals and rehabilitation centres. Looking at his cancer-ravaged face is difficult at first, but Roger's smiling eyes and constant joking reinforces his optimistic, matter-of-fact approach to life. And he keeps reminding James that this documentary has to show everything, never flinching away from the truth. As a result, the film is a remarkably intimate look at how Roger and Chaz faced the illness and made difficult decisions along the way. This adds an emotional layer to the documentary that's remarkably moving, putting Roger's work into the context of his life and death.
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Andrew Garfield and Michael Shannon appear at the premiere for their new drama '99 Homes' held at the 71st Venice Film Festival. They are joined by director Ramin Bahrani, fashion designer Gaia Trussardi and beauty blogger Victoria Bonya.
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Zac Efron, Dennis Quaid and Kim Dickens arrived on the red carpet for new movie 'At Any Price' at it's premiere at the 2013 Tribeca Film Festival in New York.
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At Any Price appears to continue Ramin Bahrani's strong run of movie form.
Ok, so we'll admit we probably weren't expecting much before seeing the trailer for 'At Any Price,' starring Zac Efron and Dennis Quaid. Essentially, Efron plays an aspiring professional car racer who looks to escape the shackles of his home-life in Iowa - sounds pretty standard fare right? Though dig a little deeper - watch the trailer for one - and there's more than meets the eye here.
Quaid plays Henry Whipple, a respected farmer who looks to expand his three generation-old farming land. However, when his favorite son Grant flies the coop as a football star, he does his best to push his youngest son Dean (Efron) into the family business. Things don't go to plan and Dean has other things on his mind, principally reaching the racing heights of NASCAR after impressing on the local circuit. Meanwhile, Henry is investigated by GMO corn company Liberty Seeds and his whole career hangs in the balance. Billed as an "immersing family drama," the movie appears to feature some pretty fine performances - especially from Quaid - and the project seems to have been in good hands. Firstly, it's directed and co-produced by Ramin Bahrani, the man behind the exceptional Chop Shop and a filmmaker dubbed "the director of the decade" by critic Roger Ebert, who sadly passed away this week. In one of the final reviews, Ebert said of At Any Price, "This is a brave, layered film that challenges the wisdom of victory at any price."
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Henry Whipple is a highly respected farmer in the world of agriculture and thinks of little else other than expanding his three generation old farming land in Iowa. After watching his favourite son Grant fly the nest as a football star, he does his best to push his youngest son Dean into the family business, understanding that the empire will be lost if he doesn't take on the responsibility. However, Dean has other things on his mind; he wants to be a professional car racer and is already a champion on his local circuit. He is determined to prove his sceptical father wrong by reaching the racing heights of ARCA and NASCAR. Henry, meanwhile, faces big business troubles when his farm is investigated by GMO corn company Liberty Seeds; his whole career hangs in the balance, but he must learn that if he doesn't change the way he is, it won't be the only thing he loses.
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Zac Efron and Heather Graham star in At Any Price, the story of a farming family facing unexpected pressures, which in turn, puts a strain on the relationship between father and son. the son is played by Zac Efron – best known for his role in High School Musical but now carving out a more serious acting path. The father and mother of the farming family are played by Dennis Quaid and Kim Dickens respectively.
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Henry Whipple is an ambitious farmer with high hopes for his promising agricultural family business. His son Dean, however, wants to be a professional racing driver and already looks set to be a huge star with his sport earning him numerous awards. With the Whipple business under threat of breaking down with no heir to carry it on, tensions arise in the household as Henry struggles to put his family's interests before the welfare of his company. Things get even more serious when crisis arises in the business with the threat of exposure that could cost him and his family everything they have including each other.
'At Any Price' is an intense family drama directed and co-produced by Ramin Bahrani ('Goodbye Solo', 'Man Push Cart', 'Chop Shop') following his research into technologically-advancing agricultural businesses in the American Midwest. He also co-wrote the movie with Hallie Elizabeth Newton in her screenwriting debut. It is set to be a touching flick challenging the ethics of these businesses and questioning the happiness of the families involved and has so far been screened at the Telluride Film Festival, the Toronto Film Festival and the Venice International Film Festival. It will be released in cinemas later in 2013.
Director: Ramin Bahrani
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Zac Efron and Ramin Bahrani - Zac Efron, Ramin Bahrani Sunday 9th September 2012 2012 Toronto Film Festival - At Any Price - after party
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Welcome to a new Fab feature I'm sure will both inspire and educate! After seeing some glimpses of what's to come for Fall, I think you're all ready to play Name-That-Designer! All these looks are from the Fall RTW shows and the answers will be revealed this Saturday.
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Pepper 7 years
Definitely Derek Lam. Loving Chanel Iman!
rubiesymusica 7 years
derek lam
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crazygirl93 7 years
Derek Lam.
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Derek Lam.
chellybean 7 years
What the eff kind of body type would this flatter??
Chalii911 7 years
Wow i think that that dress kind of hangs good on that girl...
leeluvfashion 7 years
Derek Lam. It looks like his show however I could be wrong but that's my vote.
makicabrera10 7 years
wow, hard. I said Calvin, but it dosn't look very Calvin-y.
fashionstar 7 years
I went with Derek Lam.
fashionstar 7 years
I went with Derek Lam.
chloeainturhoney 7 years
erh... so very derek lam?
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erh... so <i>very</i> derek lam?
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pinkflats 7 years
derek lam. i have no long explanation as to why but it looks very much a derek lam designs. no?
nyc_gal 7 years
I actually posted this dress in FabFinds about a month ago :)
nyc_gal 7 years
Derek Lam rocks my world...love love love.
sumnboutme 7 years
I'm usually a Derek Lam fan but the sleeves on this dress makes it look very Star Trek-y.
mcollazo 7 years
Love that dress, but I don't think that it would look good on me because I am not that tall.