Acting · Oxford, England, UK · Born September 20, 1948
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.
MovieAn American Picture: Tony Rayns on 'An American Tragedy'
2024
as Self
MovieLegend of the Dragon: Tony Rayns on Bruce Lee
2023
as Self
MovieA Different Kind of Chinese War Film: Tony Rayns on Wreaths at the foot of the mountain
2023
as self
Slicing At The Stars
2023
An Innovative Feature Film Debut: Tony Rayns on the Black Cannon Incident
2019
MovieDamaged Romance: Tony Rains on 'Audition'
2016
as Self
MovieArt-house Martial Arts — Tony Rayns on A Touch of Zen
2016
as Self
Tony Rayns on Cruel Story of Youth
2015
MovieFlowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema
2014
as Self
MovieThe Art of Akira Kurosawa
2013
as Tony Rayns
Serialized Success
2013
MovieJury
2013
as Tony
MovieTony Rayns, the Not-So-Distant Observer
2012
as Self
Tony Rayns on Pigs and Battleships
2009
MovieSeven Samurai: Origins and Influences
2006
as Self
Jubilee: A Time Less Golden
2003
as Interviewee
MovieYang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema
1998
as Narrator
MovieHold You Tight
1998
as Rosa's Friend
MovieThe Cinema on the Road
1995
as Self
MovieDerek Jarman: A Portrait
1991
as Self
MovieNew Chinese Cinema
1989
as Narrator
MovieVirtuous Women
1987
as Foreign Director
MovieFrame by Frame: Shanghai Animation Studio
1985
as Narration
MovieHome Movies 1971-81
1985
MovieLondon Calling
1985
as Tony Rayns
MovieVisions Cinema: Film in the Philippines - A Report by Tony Rayns
1983
as Self
MovieVisions Cinema: Cinema in China - An Account by Tony Rayns
1983
as Self - Narrator
MovieVisions Cinema: Film as a Way of Life: Hong Kong Cinema - A Report by Tony Rayns
1983
as Self
