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Tony Rayns
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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.
BODY OF WORK
Tony Rayns's Filmography
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An American Picture: Tony Rayns on 'An American Tragedy'
as Self
Legend of the Dragon: Tony Rayns on Bruce Lee
as Self
A Different Kind of Chinese War Film: Tony Rayns on Wreaths at the Foot of the Mountain
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Slicing At The Stars
The Rediscovery of a Significant Part in Film History
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An Innovative Feature Film Debut: Tony Rayns on the Black Cannon Incident
Damaged Romance: Tony Rains on 'Audition'
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Art-house Martial Arts — Tony Rayns on A Touch of Zen
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Tony Rayns on Cruel Story of Youth
Postwar Poetry: Carol Reed and 'Odd Man Out'
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Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema
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The Art of Akira Kurosawa
as Tony Rayns
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Serialized Success
Jury
as Tony
Tony Rayns, the Not-So-Distant Observer
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Tony Rayns on Pigs and Battleships
Seven Samurai: Origins and Influences
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Electric Yakuza, Go to Hell!
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Jubilee: A Time Less Golden
as Interviewee
Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema
as Narrator
Hold You Tight
as Rosa's Friend
The Cinema on the Road
as Self
Derek Jarman: A Portrait
as Self
New Chinese Cinema
as Narrator
Virtuous Women
as Foreign Director
Frame by Frame: Shanghai Animation Studio
as Narration
Home Movies 1971-81
London Calling
as Tony Rayns
Visions Cinema: Film in the Philippines - A Report by Tony Rayns
as Self
Visions Cinema: Cinema in China - An Account by Tony Rayns
as Self - Narrator
Visions Cinema: Film as a Way of Life: Hong Kong Cinema - A Report by Tony Rayns
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Crystal Gazing
as Chinese Takeaway