Tony Rayns
Born: 1948-09-20
• 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.
Filmography
An American Picture: Tony Rayns on 'An American Tragedy'
Legend of the Dragon: Tony Rayns on Bruce Lee
A Different Kind of Chinese War Film: Tony Rayns on Wreaths at the foot of the mountain
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Slicing At The Stars
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An Innovative Feature Film Debut: Tony Rayns on the Black Cannon Incident
Damaged Romance: Tony Rains on 'Audition'
Art-house Martial Arts — Tony Rayns on A Touch of Zen
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Tony Rayns on Cruel Story of Youth
Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema
The Art of Akira Kurosawa
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Serialized Success
Jury
Tony Rayns, the Not-So-Distant Observer
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Tony Rayns on Pigs and Battleships
Seven Samurai: Origins and Influences
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Jubilee: A Time Less Golden
Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema
Hold You Tight
The Cinema on the Road
Derek Jarman: A Portrait
New Chinese Cinema
Virtuous Women
Frame by Frame: Shanghai Animation Studio
Home Movies 1971-81
London Calling
Visions Cinema: Film in the Philippines - A Report by Tony Rayns
Visions Cinema: Cinema in China - An Account by Tony Rayns
Visions Cinema: Film as a Way of Life: Hong Kong Cinema - A Report by Tony Rayns