When Dodie Smith first introduced Cruella de Vil in her novel The One Hundred and One Dalmatians, she called immediate attention to the villain’s outfit. The book’s human protagonists, Mr. and Mrs.

Disney’s latest live-action film “Cruella,” starring Emma Stone as a punk-rock version of the titular “101 Dalmatians” villainess, has debuted its first trailer. The film is set to release May 28.

“Born brilliant, born bad, and a little bit mad,” Cruella is back for Halloween. Now, Disney fans are fashionably conflicted: should they sport the traditional Cruella de Vil costume or the all-new ...

Disney tried to do away with Cruella de Vil as we knew her. She was a deranged and unhinged character who (at least for me) sometimes made 101 Dalmatians too scary to watch as a kid. WARNING: we're ...

Cruella is essentially the origin story of Cruella De Vil, the evil female villain from the beloved 1961 hit Disney cartoon 101 Dalmatians. She is played at different ages by fantastic performers. Her ...

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From a calm socialite, she morphed into an unhinged puppy kidnapper and then a vindictive glamourpuss. Why don’t we hate her? By Sarah Bahr “The thing is, I was born brilliant,” Cruella de Vil says in ...

For decades, Cruella de Vil has been known as one of Disney’s most evil characters. “Cruel” and “devil” are literally in her name. She’s on the American Film Institute’s list of the 100 Greatest ...