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Moviediva provides thoughtful writing about classic films, with reviews containing biographical and production details, critical opinion from old and new sources, photos from a collection of vintage movie-star scrapbooks and the moviediva's own definite point of view.

You can search the Index for reviews of almost 200 great films, and check for recent updates in What's New. Or, if you must know about me, try About moviediva (but remember, it's all about the movies).

Here is the schedule of the North Carolina Museum of Art Winter Film Series, which begins February 1, 2008.

If you have a question or comment, or wish to be added to the NCMA Film Series e-mail notification list, you may Ask the moviediva. Consult moviediva, jr., for the opinions of a teen diva-in-training. She just left for college, although her youthful opinions haven't changed! Here is a Movie Quote of the Month archive. My new passion is Hindi cinema. Here are 2007 Hindi films, with links to reviews for the last couple of years, and commentary on some older Hindi films.

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"The darkness that settles over a movie theater is equivalent to the act of closing the eyes. Then, on screen, as within the human being, the nocturnal voyage into the unconscious begins." --Luis Bunuel