Tony Rayns

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Tony Rayns

Writing September 20, 1948

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…

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Black Coal, Thin Ice

Black Coal, Thin Ice

6.5 2014 Movie
Away with Words

Away with Words

6.4 1999 Movie
Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema

Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema

7.1 2014 Movie
Hold You Tight

Hold You Tight

5.3 1998 Movie
Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema

Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema

5.5 1998 Movie
Tony Rayns, the Not-So-Distant Observer

Tony Rayns, the Not-So-Distant Observer

8.0 2012 Movie
Love Will Tear Us Apart

Love Will Tear Us Apart

6.5 1999 Movie
Crystal Gazing

Crystal Gazing

7.0 1982 Movie
Virtuous Women

Virtuous Women

1987 Movie
The Cinema on the Road

The Cinema on the Road

5.6 1995 Movie
Visions Cinema: Film in the Philippines - A Report by Tony Rayns

Visions Cinema: Film in the Philippines - A Report by Tony Rayns

6.6 1983 Movie
Derek Jarman: A Portrait

Derek Jarman: A Portrait

1991 Movie

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2024
    An American Picture: Tony Rayns on 'An American Tragedy'

    Movie Self

  2. 2023
    Legend of the Dragon: Tony Rayns on Bruce Lee

    Movie Self

  3. 2023
    A Different Kind of Chinese War Film: Tony Rayns on Wreaths at the Foot of the Mountain

    Movie self

  4. 2023
    Slicing At The Stars

    Movie

  5. 2022
    The Rediscovery of a Significant Part in Film History

    Movie

  6. 2019
    An Innovative Feature Film Debut: Tony Rayns on the Black Cannon Incident

    Movie

  7. 2016
    Damaged Romance: Tony Rains on 'Audition'

    Movie Self

  8. 2016
    Art-house Martial Arts — Tony Rayns on A Touch of Zen

    Movie Self

  9. 2015
    Tony Rayns on Cruel Story of Youth

    Movie

  10. 2014
    Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema

    Movie Self

  11. 2014
    Black Coal, Thin Ice

    Movie Thanks

  12. 2013
    The Art of Akira Kurosawa

    Movie Tony Rayns

  13. 2013
    Serialized Success

    Movie

  14. 2013
    Jury

    Movie Tony

  15. 2012
    Tony Rayns, the Not-So-Distant Observer

    Movie Self

  16. 2009
    Tony Rayns on Pigs and Battleships

    Movie

More credits
  1. 2006
    Seven Samurai: Origins and Influences

    Movie Self

  2. 2004
    Electric Yakuza, Go to Hell!

    Movie Self

  3. 2003
    Jubilee: A Time Less Golden

    Movie Interviewee

  4. 2001
    The Jang Sun-woo Variations

    Movie Director

  5. 1999
    Away with Words

    Movie Writer

  6. 1999
    Love Will Tear Us Apart

    Movie Translator

  7. 1998
    Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema

    Movie Narrator

  8. 1998
    Hold You Tight

    Movie Rosa's Friend

  9. 1995
    The Cinema on the Road

    Movie Self

  10. 1991
    Derek Jarman: A Portrait

    Movie Self

  11. 1989
    New Chinese Cinema

    Movie Narrator

  12. 1987
    Virtuous Women

    Movie Foreign Director

  13. 1985
    Frame by Frame: Shanghai Animation Studio

    Movie Narration

  14. 1985
    Home Movies 1971-81

    Movie

  15. 1985
    London Calling

    Movie Tony Rayns

  16. 1983
    Visions Cinema: Film in the Philippines - A Report by Tony Rayns

    Movie Self

  17. 1983
    Visions Cinema: Cinema in China - An Account by Tony Rayns

    Movie Self - Narrator

  18. 1983
    Visions Cinema: Film as a Way of Life: Hong Kong Cinema - A Report by Tony Rayns

    Movie Self

  19. 1982
    Crystal Gazing

    Movie Chinese Takeaway

  20. 1974
    Little Joe, Little Dragon

    Movie Director

  21. 1970
    Uriel: Overdrive

    Movie Director