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Tony Rayns

Writing

  • Born
  • September 20, 1948
  • Died
  • July 7, 2026
  • Place of birth
  • Oxford, England, UK

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.

As actor 31

Tony Rayns, the Not-So-Distant Observer poster
Tony Rayns, the Not-So-Distant Observer
2012
Serialized Success
2013
Virtuous Women poster
Virtuous Women
1987
Hold You Tight poster
Hold You Tight
1998
A Different Kind of Chinese War Film: Tony Rayns on Wreaths at the Foot of the Mountain poster
A Different Kind of Chinese War Film: Tony Rayns on Wreaths at the Foot of the Mountain
2023
An Innovative Feature Film Debut: Tony Rayns on the Black Cannon Incident
2019
Legend of the Dragon: Tony Rayns on Bruce Lee poster
Legend of the Dragon: Tony Rayns on Bruce Lee
2023
The Rediscovery of a Significant Part in Film History poster
The Rediscovery of a Significant Part in Film History
2022
Crystal Gazing poster
Crystal Gazing
1982
An American Picture: Tony Rayns on 'An American Tragedy' poster
An American Picture: Tony Rayns on 'An American Tragedy'
2024
Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema poster
Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema
1998
New Chinese Cinema poster
New Chinese Cinema
1989
Jury poster
Jury
2013
Slicing At The Stars
2023
Electric Yakuza, Go to Hell! poster
Electric Yakuza, Go to Hell!
2004
Derek Jarman: A Portrait poster
Derek Jarman: A Portrait
1991
Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema poster
Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema
2014
Home Movies 1971-81 poster
Home Movies 1971-81
1985
The Art of Akira Kurosawa poster
The Art of Akira Kurosawa
2013
Visions Cinema: Cinema in China - An Account by Tony Rayns poster
Visions Cinema: Cinema in China - An Account by Tony Rayns
1983
Visions Cinema: Film as a Way of Life: Hong Kong Cinema - A Report by Tony Rayns poster
Visions Cinema: Film as a Way of Life: Hong Kong Cinema - A Report by Tony Rayns
1983
Tony Rayns on Cruel Story of Youth
2015
Damaged Romance: Tony Rains on 'Audition' poster
Damaged Romance: Tony Rains on 'Audition'
2016
Visions Cinema: Film in the Philippines - A Report by Tony Rayns poster
Visions Cinema: Film in the Philippines - A Report by Tony Rayns
1983
The Cinema on the Road poster
The Cinema on the Road
1995
Seven Samurai: Origins and Influences poster
Seven Samurai: Origins and Influences
2006
Tony Rayns on Pigs and Battleships
2009
Jubilee: A Time Less Golden
2003
London Calling poster
London Calling
1985
Art-house Martial Arts — Tony Rayns on A Touch of Zen poster
Art-house Martial Arts — Tony Rayns on A Touch of Zen
2016
Frame by Frame: Shanghai Animation Studio poster
Frame by Frame: Shanghai Animation Studio
1985

On the crew 12

The Jang Sun-woo Variations poster
The Jang Sun-woo Variations
2001
Black Coal, Thin Ice poster
Black Coal, Thin Ice
2014
Uriel: Overdrive
1970
Away with Words poster
Away with Words
1999
Love Will Tear Us Apart poster
Love Will Tear Us Apart
1999
Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema poster
Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema
1998
New Chinese Cinema poster
New Chinese Cinema
1989
Visions Cinema: Cinema in China - An Account by Tony Rayns poster
Visions Cinema: Cinema in China - An Account by Tony Rayns
1983
Visions Cinema: Film as a Way of Life: Hong Kong Cinema - A Report by Tony Rayns poster
Visions Cinema: Film as a Way of Life: Hong Kong Cinema - A Report by Tony Rayns
1983
Little Joe, Little Dragon
1974
Visions Cinema: Film in the Philippines - A Report by Tony Rayns poster
Visions Cinema: Film in the Philippines - A Report by Tony Rayns
1983
Frame by Frame: Shanghai Animation Studio poster
Frame by Frame: Shanghai Animation Studio
1985