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Tony Rayns

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.

On screen

  • An American Picture: Tony Rayns on 'An American Tragedy'
  • A Different Kind of Chinese War Film: Tony Rayns on Wreaths at the Foot of the Mountain
  • Legend of the Dragon: Tony Rayns on Bruce Lee
  • The Rediscovery of a Significant Part in Film History
  • Damaged Romance: Tony Rains on 'Audition'
  • Art-house Martial Arts — Tony Rayns on A Touch of Zen
  • Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema
  • Jury
  • The Art of Akira Kurosawa
  • Tony Rayns, the Not-So-Distant Observer
  • Seven Samurai: Origins and Influences
  • Hold You Tight
  • Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema
  • The Cinema on the Road
  • Derek Jarman: A Portrait
  • New Chinese Cinema
  • Virtuous Women
  • Home Movies 1971-81
  • London Calling
  • Frame by Frame: Shanghai Animation Studio
  • Visions Cinema: Film in the Philippines - A Report by Tony Rayns
  • Visions Cinema: Cinema in China - An Account by Tony Rayns
  • Visions Cinema: Film as a Way of Life: Hong Kong Cinema - A Report by Tony Rayns

Behind the camera

  • The Jang Sun-woo Variations
  • Away with Words
  • New Chinese Cinema
  • Frame by Frame: Shanghai Animation Studio
  • Visions Cinema: Cinema in China - An Account by Tony Rayns
  • Visions Cinema: Film in the Philippines - A Report by Tony Rayns
  • Visions Cinema: Film as a Way of Life: Hong Kong Cinema - A Report by Tony Rayns

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