Thanks for all the suggestions thus far. I probably should have explained before that my current list (and course structure) involves the types developed by Barbara Creed in her psychoanalytic book, THE MONSTROUS FEMININE: the maternal monster (archaic mother and monstrous womb), the devilish (possessed) girl, the lady vampire, the witch, and the vengeful lover (femme castratrice)--to which I add the female serial killer, the woman soldier, and the female detective (as versions of the femme fatale and woman warrior). Of course, there's also the "final girl" in slasher films, but she's only violent at the end to escape the villain. I'm especially interested in films (or other types) where the violent screen woman is a complex character: victim, villain, and hero in one, throughout the film--not purely good or evil. Any further suggestions of films involving these character types, or of other categories? mp Mark Pizzato, PhD Assoc. Prof. of Theatre Dept. of Dance and Theatre Univ. of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC 28223 Phone: (704) 687-4488 FAX: 704-687-3795 [log in to unmask] (visit www.quickdonations.com and give life with a click of your mouse) ---- Screen-L is sponsored by the Telecommunication & Film Dept., the University of Alabama: http://www.tcf.ua.edu