A Movie on DVD
The Wizard of Oz. Directed by Victor Flemming and King Vidor. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp., 1939.
Streaming Movie
Jeanne Dielman, 23 Commerce Quay, 1080 Brussels. Directed by Chantal Akerman. Janus Films (The Criterion Collection), 1975. Kanopy.
TV Series Episode
"RIcky Minds the Baby." I Love Lucy, season 3, episode 14, DesiLu Productions, 1954.
For more detailed information on how to cite images, see the MLA Handbook.
Include the following:
Title of the film (in italics.)
Director's Name.
Film studio or distributor.
Year it was released.
Cite an episode of a TV Show
Include the following:
Title of episode (in quotation marks.)
Title of TV Show (in italics.)
Creator(s)/Producer(s).
Season and Episode Number.
Distributor.
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