
Tony Rayns
September 20, 1948Oxford, England, UK
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

Crystal Gazing
1982 · 7.0

Jury
2013 · 6.3
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Jubilee: A Time Less Golden
2003 · 6.0

Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema
1998 · 5.5

Hold You Tight
1998 · 5.3
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Serialized Success
2013 · 1.0

The Rediscovery of a Significant Part in Film History
2022 · 0.0
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An Innovative Feature Film Debut: Tony Rayns on the Black Cannon Incident
2019 · 0.0

Home Movies 1971-81
1985 · 0.0
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Tony Rayns on Pigs and Battleships
2009 · 0.0
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Tony Rayns on Cruel Story of Youth
2015 · 0.0

The Art of Akira Kurosawa
2013 · 0.0
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Slicing At The Stars
2023 · 0.0

Virtuous Women
1987 · 0.0

London Calling
1985 · 0.0

New Chinese Cinema
1989 · 0.0

Frame by Frame: Shanghai Animation Studio
1985 · 0.0