Tony Rayns
Born 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 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.
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Everyday Realities: Tony Rayns on New Taiwan Cinema and Edward Yang
Legend of the Dragon: Tony Rayns on Bruce Lee
An American Picture: Tony Rayns on 'An American Tragedy'
Damaged Romance: Tony Rains on 'Audition'
The Rediscovery of a Significant Part in Film History
Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema
Visions Cinema: Film as a Way of Life: Hong Kong Cinema - A Report by Tony Rayns
Derek Jarman: A Portrait
Crystal Gazing
Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema
The Art of Akira Kurosawa
Visions Cinema: Film in the Philippines - A Report by Tony Rayns
Seven Samurai: Origins and Influences
Visions Cinema: Cinema in China - An Account by Tony Rayns
Electric Yakuza, Go to Hell!
Virtuous Women
Postwar Poetry: Carol Reed and 'Odd Man Out'
Art-house Martial Arts — Tony Rayns on A Touch of Zen
Frame by Frame: Shanghai Animation Studio
New Chinese Cinema
The Cinema on the Road
Jury
