Writing
Tony Rayns
1948-09-20 · 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.
Known for
Black Coal, Thin Ice
Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema
Away with Words
Hold You Tight
Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema
Love Will Tear Us Apart
Jubilee: A Time Less Golden
The Cinema on the Road
Visions Cinema: Film in the Philippines - A Report by Tony Rayns
Jury
Electric Yakuza, Go to Hell!
Crystal Gazing
Legend of the Dragon: Tony Rayns on Bruce Lee
Serialized Success
Tony Rayns, the Not-So-Distant Observer
Seven Samurai: Origins and Influences
Movie credits · 38
An American Picture: Tony Rayns on 'An American Tragedy'
Legend of the Dragon: Tony Rayns on Bruce Lee
A Different Kind of Chinese War Film: Tony Rayns on Wreaths at the Foot of the Mountain
Slicing At The Stars
The Rediscovery of a Significant Part in Film History
An Innovative Feature Film Debut: Tony Rayns on the Black Cannon Incident
Damaged Romance: Tony Rains on 'Audition'
Art-house Martial Arts — Tony Rayns on A Touch of Zen
Tony Rayns on Cruel Story of Youth
Postwar Poetry: Carol Reed and 'Odd Man Out'
Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema
Black Coal, Thin Ice
The Art of Akira Kurosawa
Serialized Success
Jury
Tony Rayns, the Not-So-Distant Observer
Tony Rayns on Pigs and Battleships
Seven Samurai: Origins and Influences
Electric Yakuza, Go to Hell!
Jubilee: A Time Less Golden
The Jang Sun-woo Variations
Away with Words
Love Will Tear Us Apart
Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema
Hold You Tight
The Cinema on the Road
Derek Jarman: A Portrait
New Chinese Cinema
Virtuous Women
Frame by Frame: Shanghai Animation Studio
Home Movies 1971-81
London Calling
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
Crystal Gazing
Little Joe, Little Dragon
Uriel: Overdrive
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