Tony Rayns
Profile info
Known forWriting
GenderMale
Birthday20 September 1948
Died7 July 2026 (age 77)
Place of birthOxford, England, UK
Known credits37
Biography
Antony Keith Graham Rayns (20 September 1948 – 7 July 2026) was a British writer, commentator, film festival programmer and screenwriter. He wrote for the underground publication Cinema Rising before contributing to the Monthly Film Bulletin from the December 1970. He contributed writings to Sight & Sound from the 1970s, and also contributed to Time Out, Melody Maker, and Film Comment.
An American Picture: Tony Rayns on 'An American Tragedy'
2024 · Self
Legend of the Dragon: Tony Rayns on Bruce Lee
2023 · Self
A Different Kind of Chinese War Film: Tony Rayns on Wreaths at the Foot of the Mountain
2023 · self
Slicing At The Stars
2023
The Rediscovery of a Significant Part in Film History
2022
An Innovative Feature Film Debut: Tony Rayns on the Black Cannon Incident
2019
Damaged Romance: Tony Rains on 'Audition'
2016 · Self
Art-house Martial Arts — Tony Rayns on A Touch of Zen
2016 · Self
Tony Rayns on Cruel Story of Youth
2015
Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema
2014 · Self
Black Coal, Thin Ice
2014 · Thanks
The Art of Akira Kurosawa
2013 · Tony Rayns
Serialized Success
2013
Jury
2013 · Tony
Tony Rayns, the Not-So-Distant Observer
2012 · Self
Tony Rayns on Pigs and Battleships
2009
Seven Samurai: Origins and Influences
2006 · Self
Electric Yakuza, Go to Hell!
2004 · Self
Jubilee: A Time Less Golden
2003 · Interviewee
The Jang Sun-woo Variations
2001 · Director
Away with Words
1999 · Writer
Love Will Tear Us Apart
1999 · Translator
Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema
1998 · Narrator
Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema
1998 · Consulting Producer
Hold You Tight
1998 · Rosa's Friend
The Cinema on the Road
1995 · Self
Derek Jarman: A Portrait
1991 · Self
New Chinese Cinema
1989 · Narrator
New Chinese Cinema
1989 · Director
New Chinese Cinema
1989 · Writer
Virtuous Women
1987 · Foreign Director
Frame by Frame: Shanghai Animation Studio
1985 · Narration
Frame by Frame: Shanghai Animation Studio
1985 · Writer
Home Movies 1971-81
1985
London Calling
1985 · Tony Rayns
Visions Cinema: Film in the Philippines - A Report by Tony Rayns
1983 · Self
Visions Cinema: Film in the Philippines - A Report by Tony Rayns
1983 · Writer
Visions Cinema: Cinema in China - An Account by Tony Rayns
1983 · Self - Narrator
Visions Cinema: Cinema in China - An Account by Tony Rayns
1983 · Writer
Visions Cinema: Film as a Way of Life: Hong Kong Cinema - A Report by Tony Rayns
1983 · Self
Visions Cinema: Film as a Way of Life: Hong Kong Cinema - A Report by Tony Rayns
1983 · Writer
Crystal Gazing
1982 · Chinese Takeaway
Little Joe, Little Dragon
1974 · Director
Uriel: Overdrive
1970 · Director
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