Tony Rayns

Actor · Director · Writer· Oxford, England, UK

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

20 credits across 5 departments.

Year	Title	Role	Type
2023	Legend of the Dragon: Tony Rayns on Bruce Lee	Self	Film
2023	A Different Kind of Chinese War Film: Tony Rayns on Wreaths at the Foot of the Mountain	self	Film
2022	The Rediscovery of a Significant Part in Film History		Film
2019	An Innovative Feature Film Debut: Tony Rayns on the Black Cannon Incident		Film
2013	Jury	Tony	Film
2001	The Jang Sun-woo Variations	Director	Film
1999	Away with Words	Writer	Film
1998	Hold You Tight	Rosa's Friend	Film
1998	Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema	Narrator	Film
1998	Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema	Consulting Producer	Film
1989	New Chinese Cinema	Narrator	Film
1989	New Chinese Cinema	Director	Film
1989	New Chinese Cinema	Writer	Film
1987	Virtuous Women	Foreign Director	Film
1983	Visions Cinema: Film in the Philippines - A Report by Tony Rayns	Self	Film
1983	Visions Cinema: Film as a Way of Life: Hong Kong Cinema - A Report by Tony Rayns	Self	Film
1983	Visions Cinema: Film in the Philippines - A Report by Tony Rayns	Writer	Film
1983	Visions Cinema: Film as a Way of Life: Hong Kong Cinema - A Report by Tony Rayns	Writer	Film
1974	Little Joe, Little Dragon	Director	Film
1970	Uriel: Overdrive	Director	Film

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