Tony Rayns
Known for Writing
- Born
- September 20, 1948
- Birthplace
- Oxford, England, UK
- Died
- July 7, 2026 (aged 77)
- Also known as
- Antony Rayns, Antony Keith Graham 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.
Latest
- Slicing At The Stars2023
The Rediscovery of a Significant Part in Film History2022- An Innovative Feature Film Debut: Tony Rayns on the Black Cannon Incident2019
- Tony Rayns on Cruel Story of Youth2015
The Art of Akira KurosawaTony Rayns2013- Serialized Success2013Rating: 1.0 out of 10
JuryTony2013Rating: 6.3 out of 10- Tony Rayns on Pigs and Battleships2009
- Jubilee: A Time Less GoldenInterviewee2003Rating: 6.0 out of 10
The Jang Sun-woo VariationsDirector2001Rating: 8.0 out of 10
Away with WordsWriter1999Rating: 6.4 out of 10
Love Will Tear Us ApartTranslator1999Rating: 6.5 out of 10
Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese CinemaNarrator1998Rating: 5.5 out of 10
Hold You TightRosa's Friend1998Rating: 5.3 out of 10
New Chinese CinemaWriter1989
Virtuous WomenForeign Director1987
Frame by Frame: Shanghai Animation StudioWriter1985
Home Movies 1971-811985
London CallingTony Rayns1985
Known for
- Away with WordsWriter1999Rating: 6.4 out of 10
- Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese CinemaNarrator1998Rating: 5.5 out of 10
- Hold You TightRosa's Friend1998Rating: 5.3 out of 10
- Jubilee: A Time Less GoldenInterviewee2003Rating: 6.0 out of 10
Visions Cinema: Film in the Philippines - A Report by Tony RaynsWriter1983Rating: 6.6 out of 10- Love Will Tear Us ApartTranslator1999Rating: 6.5 out of 10
- JuryTony2013Rating: 6.3 out of 10
- The Jang Sun-woo VariationsDirector2001Rating: 8.0 out of 10
- Serialized Success2013Rating: 1.0 out of 10
Crystal GazingChinese Takeaway1982Rating: 7.0 out of 10
Filmography
39 titles
