The femme fatale has been one of film’s most fascinating archetypes since the earliest days of the medium. Sexy, self-assured, and quite often murderous, she seduces and destroys with abandon.

She refused a blindfold and by some accounts even smiled at her executioners. Now synonymous with the femme fatale, Mata Hari was a Dutch exotic dancer and courtesan who was convicted of being a ...

Femme fatales have been around for a long time and continue to be an indelible figure in cinematic history, including in the upcoming Netflix film "Hit Man." The femme fatale is a figure that ...

Three new exhibitions explore how the femme fatale in art reflects evolving anxieties, writes Cath Pound. The figure of the femme fatale is one of the defining literary and artistic motifs of ...

But watch out—she’s also dangerous. She's the femme fatale, a character often associated with mysteries and thrillers (but she can pop up in all sorts of genres). Put on your Barbara Stanwyck ...

In the beginning, after God created heaven, Earth and a man He called Adam, He fashioned the first femme fatale — Eve. When she took a bite of what I hope was an extremely delicious apple ...