Writing
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.
Titles
Tony Rayns, the Not-So-Distant Observer
2012
Hold You Tight
1998
Virtuous Women
1987
A Different Kind of Chinese War Film: Tony Rayns on Wreaths at the Foot of the Mountain
2023
An Innovative Feature Film Debut: Tony Rayns on the Black Cannon Incident
2019
The Rediscovery of a Significant Part in Film History
2022
An American Picture: Tony Rayns on 'An American Tragedy'
2024
Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema
2014
Derek Jarman: A Portrait
1991
Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema
1998
New Chinese Cinema
1989
Home Movies 1971-81
1985
Crystal Gazing
1982
Art-house Martial Arts — Tony Rayns on A Touch of Zen
2016
Visions Cinema: Cinema in China - An Account by Tony Rayns
1983
Visions Cinema: Film as a Way of Life: Hong Kong Cinema - A Report by Tony Rayns
1983
Legend of the Dragon: Tony Rayns on Bruce Lee
2023
Frame by Frame: Shanghai Animation Studio
1985
Seven Samurai: Origins and Influences
2006
London Calling
1985
Jury
2013
The Art of Akira Kurosawa
2013
Damaged Romance: Tony Rains on 'Audition'
2016
The Cinema on the Road
1995
Visions Cinema: Film in the Philippines - A Report by Tony Rayns
1983
Electric Yakuza, Go to Hell!
2004