Tony Rayns

Most Popular Tony Rayns Trailers

Total trailers found: 31

Visions Cinema: Film as a Way of Life: Hong Kong Cinema - A Report by Tony Rayns Trailer (1983)

08 June 1983

Examines the early 1980s Hong Kong filmmaking community. Tony Rayns interviews some of the new generation of filmmakers and figures from the wider film culture.

Visions Cinema: Film in the Philippines - A Report by Tony Rayns Trailer (1983)

28 September 1983

Film critic Tony Rayns interviews Lino Brocka and other prominent Filipino filmmakers.

Jubilee: A Time Less Golden Trailer (2003)

27 May 2003

Documentary about the making of Derek Jarman's 1979 film "Jubilee".

Seven Samurai: Origins and Influences Trailer (2006)

04 September 2006

A documentary looking at the samurai traditions and films that helped shape Kurosawa's masterpiece.

Home Movies 1971-81 Trailer (1985)

01 January 1985

Home movies shot on Super 8mm by W+B Hein over 10 years.

Hold You Tight Trailer (1998)

14 May 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 everyone on board, and leaving the friends and family of the two women to talk about what was and what could have been.

Black Coal, Thin Ice Trailer (2014)

11 June 2014

Two former cops start investigating the series of murders that tanked their careers when the killings begin again.

London Calling Trailer (1985)

01 January 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 mysterious phone call.

Away with Words Trailer (1999)

07 August 1999

A Japanese man and a gay bar-owner in Hong Kong drink beer as they talk about their childhood and experiences.

Derek Jarman: A Portrait Trailer (1991)

25 January 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 friends.

Love Will Tear Us Apart Trailer (1999)

17 May 1999

The film gets under the skin of a very marginalized group: recent immigrants to Hong Kong from Mainland China.

Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema Trailer (1998)

04 June 1998

An exploration of Chinese cinema and its relationships with gender and sexuality, which the film argues has been more frankly and provocatively explored than in any other national cinema.

Tony Rayns on Pigs and Battleships Trailer (2009)

19 May 2009

Interview with film critic Tony Rayns was conducted in December 2008.

Tony Rayns on Cruel Story of Youth Trailer (2015)

17 August 2015

New video interview with film critic Tony Rayns

The Art of Akira Kurosawa Trailer (2013)

22 May 2013

Asian cinema expert Tony Ryans discusses Kurosawa’s career and influence.

Serialized Success Trailer (2013)

01 May 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, and some of the key talents involved in making it.

Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema Trailer (2014)

01 October 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 cinema and to share it with the world.

The Cinema on the Road Trailer (1995)

06 August 1995

A personal consideration of the Korean cinema by director Jang Sun-Woo, looking at it’s history of outside influence and censorship.

New Chinese Cinema Trailer (1989)

09 April 1989

Tony Rayns presents the work of the 'Fifth Generation' and other innovative filmmakers who emerged during the 1980s in China.

An American Picture: Tony Rayns on 'An American Tragedy' Trailer (2024)

15 January 2024

Film critic Tony Rayns discusses Josef von Sternberg's 1931 film version of 'An American Tragedy'.

Jury Trailer (2013)

07 March 2013

After the film screening, five people hold a meeting. Director Jeong asserts that a film should move the heart.

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

14 September 1983

History of filmmaking in China from its beginnings in the 1920s to 1982, featuring Shanghai cinema of 1930s; the progressive filmmakers; the organisation of filmmaking under the post-war communist government; the impact of the Cultural Revolution; the work of Xie Jin.

Tony Rayns, the Not-So-Distant Observer Trailer (2012)

01 October 2012

Prominent film critic Tony Rayns has long been a supporter of Korean cinema. This film illustrates Rayns’ affection for Korean cinema through interviews of Korean cineastes that have a special affinity for him, including JANG Sun-woo, LEE Chang-dong and HONG Sang-soo among others.

The Jang Sun-woo Variations Trailer (2001)

27 January 2001

Divided into chapters, the documentary examines Jang's career and films from many different angles and includes the voices not only of those who have worked with Jang but also of numerous ordinary Koreans who have been affected by his work.

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

05 May 2019

Legend of the Dragon: Tony Rayns on Bruce Lee Trailer (2023)

13 November 2023

An overview of Bruce Lee's career and legacy by film critic and historian Tony Rayns.

A Different Kind of Chinese War Film :Tony rayns on Wreaths at the foot of the mountain Trailer (2023)

17 August 2023

Art-house Martial Arts — Tony Rayns on A Touch of Zen Trailer (2016)

19 July 2016

In this short documentary, film critic Tony Rayns discusses director King Hu and A Touch of Zen.

Damaged Romance: Tony Rains on 'Audition' Trailer (2016)

01 August 2016

An appreciation of the 1999 film 'Audition' by Japanese cinema historian Tony Rayns.

Slicing At The Stars Trailer (2023)

13 June 2023

An Interview With Critic And Hong Kong Film Expert Tony Rayns, About The Emergence, Key Players, Andm

Frame by Frame: Shanghai Animation Studio Trailer (1985)

23 October 1985

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