Writing
Tony Rayns
Writing · Born 1948-09-20 · 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.
Credits · 17
FilmLegend of the Dragon: Tony Rayns on Bruce Lee
2023 · Self
FilmFlowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema
2014 · Self
FilmBlack Coal, Thin Ice
2014 · Thanks
Serialized Success
FilmSerialized Success
2013
FilmJury
2013 · Tony
FilmTony Rayns, the Not-So-Distant Observer
2012 · Self
FilmSeven Samurai: Origins and Influences
2006 · Self
FilmElectric Yakuza, Go to Hell!
2004 · Self
Jubilee: A Time Less Golden
FilmJubilee: A Time Less Golden
2003 · Interviewee
FilmThe Jang Sun-woo Variations
2001 · Director
FilmAway with Words
1999 · Writer
FilmLove Will Tear Us Apart
1999 · Translator
FilmYang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema
1998 · Narrator
FilmHold You Tight
1998 · Rosa's Friend
FilmThe Cinema on the Road
1995 · Self
FilmVisions Cinema: Film in the Philippines - A Report by Tony Rayns
1983 · Self
FilmCrystal Gazing
1982 · Chinese Takeaway