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