Tony Rayns
Born: 1948-09-20 in Oxford, England, UK
Died: 2026-07-07
Known For: Writing
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.
Filmography
2023
2016
2014
- Black Coal, Thin Ice ... (Thanks)
- Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema as Self
2013
- Jury as Tony
- Serialized Success
- The Art of Akira Kurosawa as Tony Rayns
2012
2006
2004
- Electric Yakuza, Go to Hell! as Self
2003
- Jubilee: A Time Less Golden as Interviewee
2001
- The Jang Sun-woo Variations ... (Director)
1999
- Away with Words ... (Writer)
- Love Will Tear Us Apart ... (Translator)
1998
- Hold You Tight as Rosa's Friend
- Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema as Narrator
1995
- The Cinema on the Road as Self
1991
- Derek Jarman: A Portrait as Self
1989
- New Chinese Cinema as Narrator
1987
- Virtuous Women as Foreign Director
1985
- Home Movies 1971-81
- Frame by Frame: Shanghai Animation Studio as Narration
- London Calling as Tony Rayns
1983
1982
- Crystal Gazing as Chinese Takeaway
1974
- Little Joe, Little Dragon ... (Director)
1970
- Uriel: Overdrive ... (Director)