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