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.
Home Movies 1971-81
Hold You Tight
(Rosa's Friend)
Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema
(Narrator)
Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema
(Self)
An Innovative Feature Film Debut: Tony Rayns on the Black Cannon Incident
Damaged Romance: Tony Rains on 'Audition'
(Self)
Visions Cinema: Film in the Philippines - A Report by Tony Rayns
(Self)
Tony Rayns, the Not-So-Distant Observer
(Self)
London Calling
(Tony Rayns)
Jubilee: A Time Less Golden
(Interviewee)
Jury
(Tony)
The Cinema on the Road
(Self)
Seven Samurai: Origins and Influences
(Self)
New Chinese Cinema
(Narrator)
Visions Cinema: Cinema in China - An Account by Tony Rayns
(Self - Narrator)
Postwar Poetry: Carol Reed and 'Odd Man Out'
(Self)
Serialized Success
The Art of Akira Kurosawa
(Tony Rayns)
Tony Rayns on Cruel Story of Youth
Derek Jarman: A Portrait
(Self)
Tony Rayns on Pigs and Battleships
Visions Cinema: Film as a Way of Life: Hong Kong Cinema - A Report by Tony Rayns
(Self)
Frame by Frame: Shanghai Animation Studio
(Narration)
An American Picture: Tony Rayns on 'An American Tragedy'
(Self)
Art-house Martial Arts — Tony Rayns on A Touch of Zen
(Self)
Slicing At The Stars
A Different Kind of Chinese War Film: Tony Rayns on Wreaths at the Foot of the Mountain
(self)
Legend of the Dragon: Tony Rayns on Bruce Lee
(Self)
Virtuous Women
(Foreign Director)
The Rediscovery of a Significant Part in Film History
Electric Yakuza, Go to Hell!
(Self)
Crystal Gazing
(Chinese Takeaway)
Everyday Realities: Tony Rayns on New Taiwan Cinema and Edward Yang
(self)
Away with Words
(Writer)
Love Will Tear Us Apart
(Translator)
Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema
(Consulting Producer)
The Jang Sun-woo Variations
(Director)
New Chinese Cinema
(Director)
New Chinese Cinema
(Writer)
Visions Cinema: Cinema in China - An Account by Tony Rayns
(Writer)
Frame by Frame: Shanghai Animation Studio
(Writer)
Black Coal, Thin Ice
(Thanks)
Uriel: Overdrive
(Director)
Little Joe, Little Dragon
(Director)
Visions Cinema: Film in the Philippines - A Report by Tony Rayns
(Writer)
Visions Cinema: Film as a Way of Life: Hong Kong Cinema - A Report by Tony Rayns
(Writer)