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