Tony Rayns

Birthday: 1948-09-20
Deathday: 2026-07-07
Birthplace: Oxford, England, UK
Gender: Male
Owned By: Unowned

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.

Credits

	Year	Title	Character
	2023-08-17	A Different Kind of Chinese War Film: Tony Rayns on Wreaths at the Foot of the Mountain	self
	2023-06-13	Slicing At The Stars
	2022-05-20	The Rediscovery of a Significant Part in Film History
	2019-05-05	An Innovative Feature Film Debut: Tony Rayns on the Black Cannon Incident
	2015-08-17	Tony Rayns on Cruel Story of Youth
	2013-05-22	The Art of Akira Kurosawa	Tony Rayns
	2013-05-01	Serialized Success
	2013-03-07	Jury	Tony
	2009-05-19	Tony Rayns on Pigs and Battleships
	2003-05-27	Jubilee: A Time Less Golden	Interviewee
	1998-05-14	Hold You Tight	Rosa's Friend
	1987-01-01	Virtuous Women	Foreign Director
	1985-10-23	Frame by Frame: Shanghai Animation Studio	Narration
	1985-01-01	Home Movies 1971-81
	1985-01-01	London Calling	Tony Rayns