Writing
Tony Rayns
1948 · Oxford, England, UK
30 films
Bio
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
Black Coal, Thin Ice
Thanks
Away with Words
Writer
The Jang Sun-woo Variations
Director
Virtuous Women
Foreign Director
Derek Jarman: A Portrait
Self
Home Movies 1971-81
Hold You Tight
Rosa's Friend
Tony Rayns, the Not-So-Distant Observer
Self
Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema
Narrator
Legend of the Dragon: Tony Rayns on Bruce Lee
Self
Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema
Self
Slicing At The Stars