Tony Rayns
Writing
31
Acting Credits
4
Directed
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
Tony Rayns, the Not-So-Distant Observer
Self
Crystal Gazing
Chinese Takeaway
Hold You Tight
Rosa's Friend
Derek Jarman: A Portrait
Self
Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema
Self
Visions Cinema: Film as a Way of Life: Hong Kong Cinema - A Report by Tony Rayns
Self
Home Movies 1971-81
Virtuous Women
Foreign Director
Filmography
An American Picture: Tony Rayns on 'An American Tragedy'
2024
as Self
Slicing At The Stars
2023
A Different Kind of Chinese War Film: Tony Rayns on Wreaths at the Foot of the Mountain
2023
as self
Legend of the Dragon: Tony Rayns on Bruce Lee
2023
as Self
The Rediscovery of a Significant Part in Film History
2022
An Innovative Feature Film Debut: Tony Rayns on the Black Cannon Incident
2019
Damaged Romance: Tony Rains on 'Audition'
2016
as Self
Art-house Martial Arts — Tony Rayns on A Touch of Zen
2016
as Self
Tony Rayns on Cruel Story of Youth
2015
Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema
2014
as Self
Jury
2013
as Tony
Serialized Success
2013
The Art of Akira Kurosawa
2013
as Tony Rayns
Tony Rayns, the Not-So-Distant Observer
2012
as Self
Tony Rayns on Pigs and Battleships
2009
Seven Samurai: Origins and Influences
2006
as Self
Electric Yakuza, Go to Hell!
2004
as Self
Jubilee: A Time Less Golden
2003
as Interviewee
Hold You Tight
1998
as Rosa's Friend
Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema
1998
as Narrator
The Cinema on the Road
1995
as Self
Derek Jarman: A Portrait
1991
as Self
New Chinese Cinema
1989
as Narrator
Virtuous Women
1987
as Foreign Director
Home Movies 1971-81
1985
London Calling
1985
as Tony Rayns
Frame by Frame: Shanghai Animation Studio
1985
as Narration
Visions Cinema: Film in the Philippines - A Report by Tony Rayns
1983
as Self
Visions Cinema: Cinema in China - An Account by Tony Rayns
1983
as Self - Narrator
Visions Cinema: Film as a Way of Life: Hong Kong Cinema - A Report by Tony Rayns
1983
as Self
Crystal Gazing
1982
as Chinese Takeaway