Tony Rayns
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.
Filmography
An American Picture: Tony Rayns on 'An American Tragedy'
as Self
An American Picture: Tony Rayns on 'An American Tragedy'
as Self
Legend of the Dragon: Tony Rayns on Bruce Lee
as Self
Legend of the Dragon: Tony Rayns on Bruce Lee
as Self
A Different Kind of Chinese War Film: Tony Rayns on Wreaths at the Foot of the Mountain
as self
A Different Kind of Chinese War Film: Tony Rayns on Wreaths at the Foot of the Mountain
as self
Slicing At The Stars
Slicing At The Stars
An Innovative Feature Film Debut: Tony Rayns on the Black Cannon Incident
An Innovative Feature Film Debut: Tony Rayns on the Black Cannon Incident
Art-house Martial Arts — Tony Rayns on A Touch of Zen
as Self
Art-house Martial Arts — Tony Rayns on A Touch of Zen
as Self
Tony Rayns on Cruel Story of Youth
Tony Rayns on Cruel Story of Youth
Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema
as Self
Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema
as Self
Tony Rayns, the Not-So-Distant Observer
as Self
Tony Rayns, the Not-So-Distant Observer
as Self
Tony Rayns on Pigs and Battleships
Tony Rayns on Pigs and Battleships
Electric Yakuza, Go to Hell!
as Self
Electric Yakuza, Go to Hell!
as Self
Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema
as Narrator
Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema
as Narrator
Hold You Tight
as Rosa's Friend
Hold You Tight
as Rosa's Friend
The Cinema on the Road
as Self
The Cinema on the Road
as Self
Derek Jarman: A Portrait
as Self
Derek Jarman: A Portrait
as Self
New Chinese Cinema
as Narrator
New Chinese Cinema
as Narrator
Virtuous Women
as Foreign Director
Virtuous Women
as Foreign Director
Frame by Frame: Shanghai Animation Studio
as Narration
Frame by Frame: Shanghai Animation Studio
as Narration
Home Movies 1971-81
Home Movies 1971-81
Visions Cinema: Film in the Philippines - A Report by Tony Rayns
as Self
Visions Cinema: Film in the Philippines - A Report by Tony Rayns
as Self
Visions Cinema: Cinema in China - An Account by Tony Rayns
as Self - Narrator
Visions Cinema: Cinema in China - An Account by Tony Rayns
as Self - Narrator
Visions Cinema: Film as a Way of Life: Hong Kong Cinema - A Report by Tony Rayns
as Self
Visions Cinema: Film as a Way of Life: Hong Kong Cinema - A Report by Tony Rayns
as Self