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Tony Rayns

Tony Rayns

Actor · Born 1948-09-20 · Oxford, England, UK

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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 & TV Shows

  1. Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema (2014) — Self
  2. Hold You Tight (1998) — Rosa's Friend
  3. Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema (1998) — Narrator
  4. Visions Cinema: Film in the Philippines - A Report by Tony Rayns (1983) — Self
  5. Jubilee: A Time Less Golden (2003) — Interviewee
  6. The Cinema on the Road (1995) — Self
  7. Jury (2013) — Tony
  8. Tony Rayns, the Not-So-Distant Observer (2012) — Self
  9. Seven Samurai: Origins and Influences (2006) — Self
  10. Serialized Success (2013)
  11. Legend of the Dragon: Tony Rayns on Bruce Lee (2023) — Self
  12. Home Movies 1971-81 (1985)
  13. An Innovative Feature Film Debut: Tony Rayns on the Black Cannon Incident (2019)
  14. Damaged Romance: Tony Rains on 'Audition' (2016) — Self
  15. London Calling (1985) — Tony Rayns
  16. New Chinese Cinema (1989) — Narrator
  17. Visions Cinema: Cinema in China - An Account by Tony Rayns (1983) — Self - Narrator
  18. The Art of Akira Kurosawa (2013) — Tony Rayns
  19. Tony Rayns on Cruel Story of Youth (2015)
  20. Derek Jarman: A Portrait (1991) — Self
  21. Tony Rayns on Pigs and Battleships (2009)
  22. Visions Cinema: Film as a Way of Life: Hong Kong Cinema - A Report by Tony Rayns (1983) — Self
  23. Frame by Frame: Shanghai Animation Studio (1985) — Narration
  24. An American Picture: Tony Rayns on 'An American Tragedy' (2024) — Self
  25. Art-house Martial Arts — Tony Rayns on A Touch of Zen (2016) — Self
  26. Slicing At The Stars (2023)
  27. A Different Kind of Chinese War Film: Tony Rayns on Wreaths at the Foot of the Mountain (2023) — self
  28. Virtuous Women (1987) — Foreign Director
  29. The Rediscovery of a Significant Part in Film History (2022)

Directed

  1. The Jang Sun-woo Variations (2001) — Director
  2. New Chinese Cinema (1989) — Director
  3. Uriel: Overdrive (1970) — Director
  4. Little Joe, Little Dragon (1974) — Director