1. A method for detecting moving interlaced text in a video sequence originating through telecine, comprising the steps of: (A) checking a motion condition of a current block in a current field in said video sequence for motion both (i) from a previous field in said video sequence to said current field and (ii) from said current field to a next field in said video sequence; (B) checking an artifact condition of said current block for a plurality of symmetric interlaced artifacts in both (i) a forward temporal direction and (ii) a backward temporal direction; and (C) asserting a block motion indicator for said current block if all of (i) said motion condition is true and (ii) said artifact condition is true.