Tony Rayns

Tony Rayns

Known for

Writing

Born

September 20, 1948

Birthplace

Oxford, England, UK

Died

July 7, 2026 (aged 77)

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.

Best known work

Black Coal, Thin Ice
Black Coal, Thin Ice
2014
Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema
Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema
2014
Away with Words
Away with Words
1999
Hold You Tight
Hold You Tight
1998
Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema
Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema
1998
Love Will Tear Us Apart
Love Will Tear Us Apart
1999
Visions Cinema: Film in the Philippines - A Report by Tony Rayns
Visions Cinema: Film in the Philippines - A Report by Tony Rayns
1983
Jubilee: A Time Less Golden
Jubilee: A Time Less Golden
2003
The Cinema on the Road
The Cinema on the Road
1995
Jury
Jury
2013

Filmography

  1. 2024

    An American Picture: Tony Rayns on 'An American Tragedy'

    as Self

  2. 2023

  3. 2023

  4. 2023

  5. 2022

  6. 2019

  7. 2016

  8. 2016

  9. 2015

  10. 2014

  11. 2014

  12. 2013

  13. 2013

  14. 2013

    Jury

    as Tony

  15. 2012

  16. 2009

  17. 2006

  18. 2004

  19. 2003

  20. 2001

  21. 1999

  22. 1999

  23. 1998

    Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema

    as Narrator, Consulting Producer

  24. 1998

    Hold You Tight

    as Rosa's Friend

  25. 1995

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