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.

As introduced in One Hundred and One Dalmatians, Cruella de Vil (Betty Lou Gerson) is not an especially complicated character. None of the character’s lasting appeal has anything to do with her ...

One Hundred and One Dalmatians is a beloved Disney animation, beautifully translated to the screens by directors Wolfgang Reitherman, Hamilton Luske, and Clyde Geronimi. It introduced us to the iconic ...

Back in 1961, when the animated Disney classic One Hundred and One Dalmatians was first released, it could only be seen in theaters. Thanks to VHS tape, grown-up Baby Boomer kids were able to share ...

Disney has quite the challenge in front of it with Cruella. The movie — which hits theaters (and Disney+, with Premier Access) on May 28 — stars Emma Stone as a young version of classic villain ...

I saw the Disney cartoon “One Hundred and One Dalmatians” when I was 10. I do not remember it. Many years later, between 1996 and 2000, I saw Disney’s live-action remake, and its sequel, “101 ...

Cruella De Vil is back in live action. Though, this time she is not played by the iconic Glenn Close. Instead, Emma Stone plays a younger version of the iconic villainous character in the origins ...

With her shock of black-and-white hair and crimson color scheme, Cruella de Vil is one of Disney’s most durable villains. She made for a terrifying antagonist in the delightful 1961 animated film “One ...

Dodie Smith's 1956 children's novel The Hundred and One Dalmatians originally introduced the world to Cruella de Vil, a fashion-obsessed heiress who kidnaps a litter of Dalmatian puppies to create a ...

“Cruella” has finally arrived in movie theaters (and on Disney+ as a “premiere access” offering), but the character the film is based on is missing one of her signature items. The Emma Stone-headlined ...