Tony Rayns
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.
Known For
Black Coal, Thin Ice
Thanks
Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema
Self
Away with Words
Writer
Love Will Tear Us Apart
Translator
Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema
Narrator
Hold You Tight
Rosa's Friend
Visions Cinema: Film in the Philippines - A Report by Tony Rayns
Self
The Cinema on the Road
Self
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Filmography
Acting (30)
Movies (30)
An American Picture: Tony Rayns on 'An American Tragedy'
2024as Self
A Different Kind of Chinese War Film: Tony Rayns on Wreaths at the Foot of the Mountain
2023as self
Slicing At The Stars
2023
The Rediscovery of a Significant Part in Film History
2022 An Innovative Feature Film Debut: Tony Rayns on the Black Cannon Incident
2019
Art-house Martial Arts — Tony Rayns on A Touch of Zen
2016as Himself
Damaged Romance: Tony Rains on 'Audition'
2016as Himself
Tony Rayns on Cruel Story of Youth
2015
Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema
2014as Self
The Art of Akira Kurosawa
2013as Tony Rayns
Jury
2013as Tony
Serialized Success
2013
Tony Rayns, the Not-So-Distant Observer
2012as Self
Tony Rayns on Pigs and Battleships
2009
Seven Samurai: Origins and Influences
2006as Self
Electric Yakuza, Go to Hell!
2004as Self
Jubilee: A Time Less Golden
2003as Interviewee
Hold You Tight
1998as Rosa's Friend
Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema
1998as Narrator
The Cinema on the Road
1995as Self
Derek Jarman: A Portrait
1991as Self
New Chinese Cinema
1989as Narrator
Virtuous Women
1987as Foreign Director
Frame by Frame: Shanghai Animation Studio
1985as Narration
London Calling
1985as Tony Rayns
Home Movies 1971-81
1985
Visions Cinema: Film as a Way of Life: Hong Kong Cinema - A Report by Tony Rayns
1983as Self
Visions Cinema: Cinema in China - An Account by Tony Rayns
1983as Narrator / Himself
Visions Cinema: Film in the Philippines - A Report by Tony Rayns
1983as Self
Crystal Gazing
1982as Chinese Takeaway
Crew (13)
Movies (13)
Black Coal, Thin Ice
2014Thanks
The Jang Sun-woo Variations
2001Director
Love Will Tear Us Apart
1999Translator
Away with Words
1999Writer
Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema
1998Consulting Producer
New Chinese Cinema
1989Director
New Chinese Cinema
1989Writer
Frame by Frame: Shanghai Animation Studio
1985Writer
Visions Cinema: Film as a Way of Life: Hong Kong Cinema - A Report by Tony Rayns
1983Writer
Visions Cinema: Cinema in China - An Account by Tony Rayns
1983Writer
Visions Cinema: Film in the Philippines - A Report by Tony Rayns
1983Writer
Little Joe, Little Dragon
1974Director
Uriel: Overdrive
1970Director
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