Tony Rayns
Writing
- Born
- September 20, 1948 · Oxford, England, UK
- Died
- July 7, 2026 (age 77)
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
Away with Words
August 7, 1999
Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema
June 4, 1998
Love Will Tear Us Apart
May 17, 1999
Visions Cinema: Film in the Philippines - A Report by Tony Rayns
September 28, 1983
The Jang Sun-woo Variations
January 27, 2001
New Chinese Cinema
April 9, 1989
Visions Cinema: Cinema in China - An Account by Tony Rayns
September 14, 1983
Frame by Frame: Shanghai Animation Studio
October 23, 1985
Visions Cinema: Film as a Way of Life: Hong Kong Cinema - A Report by Tony Rayns
June 8, 1983
Behind the camera11
- 2001The Jang Sun-woo Variations Director
- 1999Away with Words Writer
- 1999Love Will Tear Us Apart Translator
- 1998Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema Consulting Producer
- 1989New Chinese Cinema Director, Writer
- 1985Frame by Frame: Shanghai Animation Studio Writer
- 1983Visions Cinema: Film in the Philippines - A Report by Tony Rayns Writer
- 1983Visions Cinema: Cinema in China - An Account by Tony Rayns Writer
- 1983Visions Cinema: Film as a Way of Life: Hong Kong Cinema - A Report by Tony Rayns Writer