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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1948-09-20
Oxford, England, UK
Antony Rayns, Antony Keith Graham Rayns
Home Movies 1971-81
Hold You Tight
Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema
Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema
An Innovative Feature Film Debut: Tony Rayns on the Black Cannon Incident
Damaged Romance: Tony Rains on 'Audition'
Visions Cinema: Film in the Philippines - A Report by Tony Rayns
Tony Rayns, the Not-So-Distant Observer
London Calling
Jubilee: A Time Less Golden
Jury
The Cinema on the Road
Seven Samurai: Origins and Influences
New Chinese Cinema
Visions Cinema: Cinema in China - An Account by Tony Rayns
Serialized Success
The Art of Akira Kurosawa
Tony Rayns on Cruel Story of Youth
Derek Jarman: A Portrait
Tony Rayns on Pigs and Battleships
Visions Cinema: Film as a Way of Life: Hong Kong Cinema - A Report by Tony Rayns
Frame by Frame: Shanghai Animation Studio
An American Picture: Tony Rayns on 'An American Tragedy'
Art-house Martial Arts — Tony Rayns on A Touch of Zen
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
Virtuous Women
The Rediscovery of a Significant Part in Film History
Electric Yakuza, Go to Hell!
Crystal Gazing
Away with Words
The Jang Sun-woo Variations
Uriel: Overdrive
Little Joe, Little Dragon