Tony Rayns
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Known For:Acting
Birthday:1948-01-01
Place of Birth:Great Britain
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Home Movies 1971-81 (1985)
Home movies shot on Super 8mm by W+B Hein over 10 years.

Hold You Tight (1998)
Two women are bound for the same plane, one of whom makes the flight while the other does not. In a cruel twist of fate, the plane crashes, killing...

Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema (1998)
An exploration of Chinese cinema and its relationships with gender and sexuality, which the film argues has been more frankly and provocatively...

Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema (2014)
With Taiwan remaining in the grip of martial law in 1982, a group of filmmakers from that country set out to establish a cultural identity through...

An Innovative Feature Film Debut: Tony Rayns on the Black Cannon Incident (2019)

Damaged Romance: Tony Rains on 'Audition' (2016)
An appreciation of the 1999 film 'Audition' by Japanese cinema historian Tony Rayns.

Visions Cinema: Film in the Philippines - A Report by Tony Rayns (1983)
Film critic Tony Rayns interviews Lino Brocka and other prominent Filipino filmmakers.

Tony Rayns, the Not-So-Distant Observer (2012)
Prominent film critic Tony Rayns has long been a supporter of Korean cinema. This film illustrates Rayns’ affection for Korean cinema through...

London Calling (1985)
While attending a screening of his film at the London Film Festival, a Japanese man tries to track down a woman from his past after receiving a...

Jubilee: A Time Less Golden (2003)
Documentary about the making of Derek Jarman's 1979 film "Jubilee".

Jury (2013)
After the film screening, five people hold a meeting. Director Jeong asserts that a film should move the heart. Actress Soo-yeon emphasizes on the...

The Cinema on the Road (1995)
A Personal Essay on Cinema in Korea by Jang Sun-Woo

Seven Samurai: Origins and Influences (2006)
Seven Samurai: Origins and Influences, a documentary looking at the samurai traditions and films that helped shape Kurosawa's masterpiece

New Chinese Cinema (1989)
Tony Rayns presents the work of the 'Fifth Generation' and other innovative filmmakers who emerged during the 1980s in China.

Visions Cinema: Cinema in China - An Account by Tony Rayns (1983)
History of filmmaking in China from its beginnings in the 1920s to 1982, featuring Shanghai cinema of 1930s; the progressive filmmakers; the...

Serialized Success (2013)
In this interview, conducted in 2013, Asian-film critic Tony Rayns offers his thoughts on the popularity of the ZATOICHI series, its main character,...

The Art of Akira Kurosawa (2013)
Asian cinema expert Tony Ryans discusses Kurosawa’s career and influence.

Tony Rayns on Cruel Story of Youth (2015)
New video interview with film critic Tony Rayns

Derek Jarman: A Portrait (1991)
A BBC Arena profile of the Director from the time of the release of his film, The Garden, featuring interviews with Jarman, his collaborators and...

Tony Rayns on Pigs and Battleships (2009)
Interview with film critic Tony Rayns was conducted in December 2008.

Visions Cinema: Film as a Way of Life: Hong Kong Cinema - A Report by Tony Rayns (1983)
Examines the early 1980s Hong Kong filmmaking community. Tony Rayns interviews some of the new generation of filmmakers and figures from the wider...

Frame by Frame: Shanghai Animation Studio (1985)
Shot in 1983, edited for the VISIONS: CINEMA programme in 1985, a short documentary about Shanghai Animation Studio.

An American Picture: Tony Rayns on 'An American Tragedy' (2024)
Film critic Tony Rayns discusses Josef von Sternberg's 1931 film version of 'An American Tragedy'.

Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema (1998)

Visions Cinema: Cinema in China - An Account by Tony Rayns (1983)
