British Film Critic Tony Rayns Dies at 77
Tony Rayns, a British film critic renowned for introducing East Asian cinema, including Korean films, to a global audience, has died at the age of 77 or 78.
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Tony Rayns, British Critic and Champion of East Asian Cinema, Dies at 78
Tony Rayns, the British writer, festival programmer and screenwriter who spent decades introducing Western audiences to East Asian cinema, has died at 78. He was found deceased at his home on July 7 following an accidental fall down his stairs, according to his sister, Stephanie Gowman, in an email to Variety. Gowman said Rayns’ death […]
By Naman Ramachandran
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Tony Rayns, the British film critic who introduced Korean cinema to global audiences, died Wednesday. He was 77. The Busan International Film Festival announced his death on social media the same day. "Tony Rayns, who championed the value of Korean and Asian cinema to the world ahead of anyone else, has passed away. May he rest in peace," the festival said. Born in 1948, Rayns worked as a film critic for Sight and Sound, the magazine of the British Film Institute, and as a programmer for the Lon
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