Tony Rayns
- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- September 20, 1948
- Place of birth
- Oxford, England, UK
- Died
- July 7, 2026
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.
Movies with Tony Rayns
- Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema 2014 · ★ 7.1
- Hold You Tight 1998 · ★ 5.3
- Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema 1998 · ★ 5.5
- Visions Cinema: Film in the Philippines - A Report by Tony Rayns 1983 · ★ 6.6
- Jubilee: A Time Less Golden 2003 · ★ 6.0
- The Cinema on the Road 1995 · ★ 5.6
- Jury 2013 · ★ 6.3
- Electric Yakuza, Go to Hell! 2004 · ★ 8.5
- Crystal Gazing 1982 · ★ 7.0
- Tony Rayns, the Not-So-Distant Observer 2012 · ★ 8.0
- Seven Samurai: Origins and Influences 2006 · ★ 10.0
- Serialized Success 2013 · ★ 1.0
- Legend of the Dragon: Tony Rayns on Bruce Lee 2023 · ★ 9.0
- Home Movies 1971-81 1985
- An Innovative Feature Film Debut: Tony Rayns on the Black Cannon Incident 2019
- Damaged Romance: Tony Rains on 'Audition' 2016
- London Calling 1985
- New Chinese Cinema 1989
- Visions Cinema: Cinema in China - An Account by Tony Rayns 1983
- Postwar Poetry: Carol Reed and 'Odd Man Out' 2015
- The Art of Akira Kurosawa 2013
- Tony Rayns on Cruel Story of Youth 2015
- Derek Jarman: A Portrait 1991
- Tony Rayns on Pigs and Battleships 2009
- Visions Cinema: Film as a Way of Life: Hong Kong Cinema - A Report by Tony Rayns 1983
- Frame by Frame: Shanghai Animation Studio 1985
- An American Picture: Tony Rayns on 'An American Tragedy' 2024
- Art-house Martial Arts — Tony Rayns on A Touch of Zen 2016
- Slicing At The Stars 2023
- A Different Kind of Chinese War Film: Tony Rayns on Wreaths at the Foot of the Mountain 2023
- Virtuous Women 1987
- The Rediscovery of a Significant Part in Film History 2022
- Everyday Realities: Tony Rayns on New Taiwan Cinema and Edward Yang 2006
Movies directed by Tony Rayns
- The Jang Sun-woo Variations 2001 · ★ 8.0
- New Chinese Cinema 1989
- Uriel: Overdrive 1970
- Little Joe, Little Dragon 1974