Olivia d\'Abo

A Texas Funeral
$9.98

This is a modern-day Texas western.
If you want to watch an excellent story of family life in a most unusual family in Texas,this will certainly fit the bill.
I had never heard of this film before.It is called a western adventure ,but is hardly typical of a western with,cattle ranches,gunfights,horses,and such.It has a well thought out storyline that keeps your attention from start to finish.The performances by Chris North,Robert Patrick,Martin Sheen Isaiah Washington,Joanne Whalley and others are all excellent and the characters they portray are all interesting, though be it,very unusual.
If you like westerns,and particularly life ,Texaz style,I strongly recommend it.Though I found it a very different type of movie and story;I thoroughly enjoyed it and plan to rewatch it as I feel there is a lot more to this movie than first appears and I am sure I'll find much more from a second watch.

Olivia d'Abo Color 8x12 Photograph
$7.99
You are looking at a 8x12 professionally printed matte photograph. This photo will look great framed and is perfect for any gift-giving occasion.

Into the Fire
$5.99
First of all, nothing new about the plot. You should have seen it in dozen other similar movies. A drifter came into small town looking for a job. Got a job with a couple. The husband is abusive. The wife is seductive. You can guess the rest. But Olivia D'abo and Susan Anspach show their assets several times and the bedroom scenes is quite engaging. So with better than average performances and two beautiful actress in nude this DVD should satisfy fans of this genre.

The DVD is in full screen only, but the picture is acceptable. The 2.0 mono sound is quite clear. Not bad for a budget DVD. Collectable.

Not TV
$15.98
Many of you are going to recognize d'Abo from the Wonder Years as "the hot older sister" but she's been in and out of TV and movies for years, most notably, her recurring role as the murderous Nichole Wallace on NBC's Law & Order: Criminal Intent. Her movie roles however, have been less than stellar.

But for those who might roll their eyes and think that this is yet another vanity project by someone with connections, well...it isn't quite that. d'Abo's recognizable great looks and acting connections certainly didn't hurt her in getting the opportunity to record an album, but then again, it isn't like she had major backing and marketing either. And she is not without musical pedigree. Her father Mike d'Abo was the lead singer in the second incarnation of Manfred Mann (before the Earth Band) and according to Olivia's MySpace page, she has written music before and sang a duet with Bon Jovi and Seal? Anyhoo...

D'Abo is a credible vocalist, and is listed in the credits as writer. The style on this album is similar to other female artists such as Kate Bush, PJ Harvey, maybe Feist at times, and especially newcomer Yael Naim in both vocal style and music.

A beautiful face, an earthy, breathy voice paired with organic, sometimes ethereal music and lyrics sounds like a good combo, but it isn't enough to propell ahead of anyone else in this genre. As competent an effort as this is, its still a tad ordinary, considering what she's up against as far as other artists doing the same style music. (But to be fair, the same could be said about any number of their albums, too) Compared to other celebrity turns at music, she smokes most of them. I do like that her accent sneaks through during some of her phrasing, and that adds some character to her voice IMO (its why I like Yael Naim). If you didn't know who it was doing the singing, I'm confident that the casual listener might find it enjoyable...maybe not essential, but enjoyable.

Definitely not just another actress using her influence to put out fashionable music. Compared against a back drop of Auto-Tuned starletts and corporate Barbies, this album is good repose from music aimed at tweeny boppers produced by companies who run amusement parks.

Its mature pop for mature consumption.