Tony Rayns
Writing · Born Sep 20, 1948 · Died Jul 7, 2026 (77) · Oxford, England, UK
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.
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Directed
Films
An American Picture: Tony Rayns on 'An American Tragedy'
2024
Legend of the Dragon: Tony Rayns on Bruce Lee
20239.0
A Different Kind of Chinese War Film: Tony Rayns on Wreaths at the Foot of the Mountain
2023
The Rediscovery of a Significant Part in Film History
2022
Damaged Romance: Tony Rains on 'Audition'
2016
Art-house Martial Arts — Tony Rayns on A Touch of Zen
2016
Postwar Poetry: Carol Reed and 'Odd Man Out'
2015
Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema
20147.1
The Art of Akira Kurosawa
2013
Jury
20136.3
Tony Rayns, the Not-So-Distant Observer
20128.0
Seven Samurai: Origins and Influences
200610.0
Everyday Realities: Tony Rayns on New Taiwan Cinema and Edward Yang
2006
Electric Yakuza, Go to Hell!
20048.5
Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema
19985.5
Hold You Tight
19985.3
The Cinema on the Road
19955.6
Derek Jarman: A Portrait
1991
New Chinese Cinema
1989
Virtuous Women
1987
Frame by Frame: Shanghai Animation Studio
1985
Home Movies 1971-81
1985
London Calling
1985
Visions Cinema: Film in the Philippines - A Report by Tony Rayns
19836.6
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
1983
Crystal Gazing
19827.0