Known For
Acting
Born
Sep 20, 1948
Died
Jul 07, 2026
Place of Birth
Oxford, England, UK
Credits
35 titles
Tony Rayns
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.
Known For
Filmography
An American Picture: Tony Rayns on 'An American Tragedy'
Self
Legend of the Dragon: Tony Rayns on Bruce Lee
Self
A Different Kind of Chinese War Film: Tony Rayns on Wreaths at the Foot of the Mountain
self
Slicing At The Stars
The Rediscovery of a Significant Part in Film History
An Innovative Feature Film Debut: Tony Rayns on the Black Cannon Incident
Damaged Romance: Tony Rains on 'Audition'
Self
Art-house Martial Arts — Tony Rayns on A Touch of Zen
Self
Tony Rayns on Cruel Story of Youth
Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema
Self
Black Coal, Thin Ice
Thanks
The Art of Akira Kurosawa
Tony Rayns
Serialized Success
Jury
Tony
Tony Rayns, the Not-So-Distant Observer
Self
Tony Rayns on Pigs and Battleships
Seven Samurai: Origins and Influences
Self
Jubilee: A Time Less Golden
Interviewee
The Jang Sun-woo Variations
Director
Away with Words
Writer
Love Will Tear Us Apart
Translator
Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema
Narrator
Hold You Tight
Rosa's Friend
The Cinema on the Road
Self
Derek Jarman: A Portrait
Self
New Chinese Cinema
Narrator
Virtuous Women
Foreign Director
Frame by Frame: Shanghai Animation Studio
Narration
Home Movies 1971-81
London Calling
Tony Rayns
Visions Cinema: Film in the Philippines - A Report by Tony Rayns
Self
Visions Cinema: Cinema in China - An Account by Tony Rayns
Self - Narrator
Visions Cinema: Film as a Way of Life: Hong Kong Cinema - A Report by Tony Rayns
Self
Little Joe, Little Dragon
Director
Uriel: Overdrive
Director