Putting together a first year subject component on the screen production of gender, I am looking for movies which deal with masculinity and consumerism, particularly images of men shopping. It strikes me that we most often see a man "shopping" for clothes when he is sponsoring a female shopper, e.g. _Pretty Woman_. It's his credit card, but she's doing the shopping. Is this because shopping for clothes, especially the trying-on of roles which it involves, creates the impression of both vanity and anxiety, and this sits uneasily with the masculine screen image? Still? This seems like an unsatisfactory conclusion. Otherwise, I have vague impressions of men shopping for guns, cars and occasionally gadgets, or movies where jokes are made about men's inadequacies as domestic shoppers. Can anyone help with examples of any of the above? Kate Bowles University of Wollongong ---- To signoff SCREEN-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF SCREEN-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]