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Tony Rayns

1948-09-20

The 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.

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Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema

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Tony Rayns, the Not-So-Distant Observer

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Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema

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Visions Cinema: Film as a Way of Life: Hong Kong Cinema - A Report by Tony Rayns

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Hold You Tight

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Electric Yakuza, Go to Hell!

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New Chinese Cinema

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Derek Jarman: A Portrait

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Serialized Success

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Seven Samurai: Origins and Influences

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Visions Cinema: Film in the Philippines - A Report by Tony Rayns

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Jubilee: A Time Less Golden

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Crystal Gazing

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Postwar Poetry: Carol Reed and 'Odd Man Out'

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Home Movies 1971-81

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Virtuous Women

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

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Visions Cinema: Cinema in China - An Account by Tony Rayns

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Art-house Martial Arts — Tony Rayns on A Touch of Zen

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Frame by Frame: Shanghai Animation Studio

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