
CAST & CREW
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.
FILMOGRAPHY
Home Movies 1971-81Movie
Tony Rayns, the Not-So-Distant ObserverSelf
Hold You TightRosa's Friend
Visions Cinema: Film as a Way of Life: Hong Kong Cinema - A Report by Tony RaynsSelf
New Chinese CinemaNarrator
Seven Samurai: Origins and InfluencesSelf
Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New CinemaSelf
Derek Jarman: A PortraitSelf
Visions Cinema: Film in the Philippines - A Report by Tony RaynsSelf
Electric Yakuza, Go to Hell!Self
Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese CinemaNarrator
Crystal GazingChinese Takeaway
Visions Cinema: Cinema in China - An Account by Tony RaynsSelf - Narrator
Art-house Martial Arts — Tony Rayns on A Touch of ZenSelf
A Different Kind of Chinese War Film: Tony Rayns on Wreaths at the Foot of the Mountainself
Frame by Frame: Shanghai Animation StudioNarration
Legend of the Dragon: Tony Rayns on Bruce LeeSelf
Damaged Romance: Tony Rains on 'Audition'Self
An American Picture: Tony Rayns on 'An American Tragedy'Self
Virtuous WomenForeign Director
The Cinema on the RoadSelf
The Rediscovery of a Significant Part in Film HistoryMovie
JuryTony
London CallingTony Rayns
The Art of Akira KurosawaTony Rayns