Tony Rayns
- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- September 20, 1948
- Died
- July 7, 2026 (aged 77)
- Birthplace
- Oxford, 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.
Known For
Black Coal, Thin Ice
Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema
Away with Words
Hold You Tight
Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema
Love Will Tear Us Apart
Visions Cinema: Film in the Philippines - A Report by Tony Rayns
The Cinema on the Road
Jury
Electric Yakuza, Go to Hell!
Crystal Gazing
Tony Rayns, the Not-So-Distant Observer
Filmography
Away with Words
Movie · Writer
New Chinese Cinema
Movie · Writer
Frame by Frame: Shanghai Animation Studio
Movie · Writer
Visions Cinema: Cinema in China - An Account by Tony Rayns
Movie · Writer
Visions Cinema: Film in the Philippines - A Report by Tony Rayns
Movie · Writer
Visions Cinema: Film as a Way of Life: Hong Kong Cinema - A Report by Tony Rayns
Movie · Writer