Person

Tony Rayns

Acting · 1948–2026 · 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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  The Jang Sun-woo Variations

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  Virtuous Women

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  Tony Rayns, the Not-So-Distant Observer

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  Black Coal, Thin Ice

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  Hold You Tight

  Rosa's Friend

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  Legend of the Dragon: Tony Rayns on Bruce Lee

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  Away with Words

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  Damaged Romance: Tony Rains on 'Audition'

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  A Different Kind of Chinese War Film: Tony Rayns on Wreaths at the Foot of the Mountain

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  Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema

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• 2024An American Picture: Tony Rayns on 'An American Tragedy'Self
• 2023Legend of the Dragon: Tony Rayns on Bruce LeeSelf
• 2023A Different Kind of Chinese War Film: Tony Rayns on Wreaths at the Foot of the Mountainself
• 2023Slicing At The Stars
• 2022The Rediscovery of a Significant Part in Film History
• 2019An Innovative Feature Film Debut: Tony Rayns on the Black Cannon Incident
• 2016Damaged Romance: Tony Rains on 'Audition'Self
• 2016Art-house Martial Arts — Tony Rayns on A Touch of ZenSelf
• 2015Tony Rayns on Cruel Story of Youth
• 2014Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New CinemaSelf
• 2014Black Coal, Thin IceThanks
• 2013The Art of Akira KurosawaTony Rayns
• 2013Serialized Success
• 2013JuryTony
• 2012Tony Rayns, the Not-So-Distant ObserverSelf
• 2009Tony Rayns on Pigs and Battleships
• 2006Seven Samurai: Origins and InfluencesSelf
• 2003Jubilee: A Time Less GoldenInterviewee
• 2001The Jang Sun-woo VariationsDirector
• 1999Away with WordsWriter
• 1999Love Will Tear Us ApartTranslator
• 1998Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese CinemaNarrator
• 1998Hold You TightRosa's Friend
• 1995The Cinema on the RoadSelf
• 1991Derek Jarman: A PortraitSelf
• 1989New Chinese CinemaNarrator
• 1987Virtuous WomenForeign Director
• 1985Frame by Frame: Shanghai Animation StudioNarration
• 1985Home Movies 1971-81
• 1985London CallingTony Rayns
• 1983Visions Cinema: Film in the Philippines - A Report by Tony RaynsSelf
• 1983Visions Cinema: Cinema in China - An Account by Tony RaynsSelf - Narrator
• 1983Visions Cinema: Film as a Way of Life: Hong Kong Cinema - A Report by Tony RaynsSelf
• 1974Little Joe, Little DragonDirector
• 1970Uriel: OverdriveDirector