Tony Rayns
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 (31 titles)
MovieAn American Picture: Tony Rayns on 'An American Tragedy'
Self · 2024
9.0MovieLegend of the Dragon: Tony Rayns on Bruce Lee
Self · 2023
MovieA Different Kind of Chinese War Film: Tony Rayns on Wreaths at the Foot of the Mountain
self · 2023
Slicing At The Stars
2023
MovieThe Rediscovery of a Significant Part in Film History
2022
An Innovative Feature Film Debut: Tony Rayns on the Black Cannon Incident
2019
MovieDamaged Romance: Tony Rains on 'Audition'
Self · 2016
MovieArt-house Martial Arts — Tony Rayns on A Touch of Zen
Self · 2016
Tony Rayns on Cruel Story of Youth
2015
7.1MovieFlowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema
Self · 2014
MovieThe Art of Akira Kurosawa
Tony Rayns · 2013
Serialized Success
2013
6.3MovieJury
Tony · 2013
8.0MovieTony Rayns, the Not-So-Distant Observer
Self · 2012
Tony Rayns on Pigs and Battleships
2009
10.0MovieSeven Samurai: Origins and Influences
Self · 2006
8.5MovieElectric Yakuza, Go to Hell!
Self · 2004
Jubilee: A Time Less Golden
Interviewee · 2003
5.5MovieYang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema
Narrator · 1998
5.3MovieHold You Tight
Rosa's Friend · 1998
5.6MovieThe Cinema on the Road
Self · 1995
MovieDerek Jarman: A Portrait
Self · 1991
MovieNew Chinese Cinema
Narrator · 1989
MovieVirtuous Women
Foreign Director · 1987