Tony Rayns
September 20, 1948 (77 years old) in 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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- 2024 · An American Picture: Tony Rayns on 'An American Tragedy' as Self
- 2023 · Legend of the Dragon: Tony Rayns on Bruce Lee as Self
- 2023 · A Different Kind of Chinese War Film: Tony Rayns on Wreaths at the foot of the mountain as self
- 2023 · Slicing At The Stars as
- 2019 · An Innovative Feature Film Debut: Tony Rayns on the Black Cannon Incident as
- 2016 · Damaged Romance: Tony Rains on 'Audition' as Self
- 2016 · Art-house Martial Arts — Tony Rayns on A Touch of Zen as Self
- 2015 · Tony Rayns on Cruel Story of Youth as
- 2014 · Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema as Self
- 2013 · The Art of Akira Kurosawa as Tony Rayns
- 2013 · Serialized Success as
- 2013 · Jury as Tony
- 2012 · Tony Rayns, the Not-So-Distant Observer as Self
- 2009 · Tony Rayns on Pigs and Battleships as
- 2006 · Seven Samurai: Origins and Influences as Self
- 2003 · Jubilee: A Time Less Golden as Interviewee
- 1998 · Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema as Narrator
- 1998 · Hold You Tight as Rosa's Friend
- 1995 · The Cinema on the Road as Self
- 1991 · Derek Jarman: A Portrait as Self
- 1989 · New Chinese Cinema as Narrator
- 1987 · Virtuous Women as Foreign Director
- 1985 · Frame by Frame: Shanghai Animation Studio as Narration
- 1985 · Home Movies 1971-81 as
- 1985 · London Calling as Tony Rayns
- 1983 · Visions Cinema: Film in the Philippines - A Report by Tony Rayns as Self
- 1983 · Visions Cinema: Cinema in China - An Account by Tony Rayns as Self - Narrator
- 1983 · Visions Cinema: Film as a Way of Life: Hong Kong Cinema - A Report by Tony Rayns as Self