“A landmark dictionary listing more than 550 feature films by more than 250 filmmakers, this engaging volume covers the film production in Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria, and the Gulf States.”

“Given the breadth of sources, depth of subject coverage, and excellence of the author, this volume is a necessary purchase for academic and large public libraries. . . . Essential.April 2011”
 — Choice

“This is a unique resource that is scholarly and comprehensive in its coverage. It will be useful in academic libraries with extensive film collections a well as in larger public libraries with comprehensive film collections. ”
 — American Reference Books Annual

“[Armes] has produced an excellent essay about the interaction of politics and cinema in the Arab world, which is worth consulting by anyone interested in this topic. Further, Armes has created a great resource for the study of Arab documentaries, and the book will become an important work for just this reason.”
 — MELA Notes

“Constitutes a 'counter-reading' of received views and assumptions about the absence of Arab cinema in the Middle East.”
 — Michael T. Martin, Black Film Center/Archive, Indiana University

“Essential for libraries and useful for individual readers who will find essays on subjects rarely treated in English.”
 — Kevin Dwyer, American University in Cairo