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