Bob Murawski

Robert Lee Murawski (born June 14, 1964) is an American film editor and distributor. He is best known for his work with director Sam Raimi. He won the Academy Award for Best Film Editing for his work on The Hurt Locker, which he shared with his wife, fellow editor Chris Innis. He is also the co-founder of Grindhouse Releasing, a film distribution company specializing in re-releases of cult films.

Early life and education Murawski was born in Bad Axe, Michigan, and grew up in the thumb of the state. He was the valedictorian at his high school, and graduated from Michigan State University with a major in Telecommunications.

Film editing Soon after graduation, he interned with Detroit-based film sub-distributor, Bob Mason of Mason Releasing. Murawski then moved to Hollywood, where he worked as an assistant editor on several films, including Raimi's comic-book-inspired picture Darkman.

Murawski has largely worked as a film editor, primarily for director/producer Sam Raimi, on films including Army of Darkness, The Gift, Drag Me to Hell and the Spider-Man series of films. He also co-edited the Academy Award winning film, The Hurt Locker with editor Chris Innis. Murawski has also cut music videos for such groups as The Ramones, Motörhead, and Sublime. He is represented by International Creative Management (ICM). Murawski continues to run Grindhouse and partner Box Office Spectaculars, both companies that restore, preserve, and distribute classic cult and Euro-horror films. The two labels have digitally remastered classic cult films such as The Swimmer starring Burt Lancaster, The Big Gundown starring Lee Van Cleef and Tomas Milian, Lucio Fulci's spaghetti-horror masterpiece, E tu vivrai nel terrore (a.k.a. The Beyond) as well as Italian cannibal films Make Them Die Slowly (a.k.a. Cannibal Ferox), Cannibal Holocaust, American cult film I Drink Your Blood (1970) (directed by David E. Durston), and director Juan Piquer Simón's cult horror film, Pieces. The company is currently presenting the release of An American Hippie in Israel (on Blu-ray/DVD) and Duke Mitchell's previously unreleased independent feature, Gone with the Pope (screening theatrically). Box Office Spectaculars and Grindhouse has also handled the theatrical re-release and negative restoration of director Sam Raimi's cult horror film, The Evil Dead as well as helming the digital restorations (in association with Columbia Pictures/Sony) of the rare spaghetti western The Big Gundown and The Swimmer directed by Frank Perry.

Personal life Murawski is married to film editor Christina "Chris" Innis. The two editors met while working together on the Universal/CBS television series American Gothic and married in 2008. The pair has worked together on the Academy Award winning film The Hurt Locker, and on several Sam Raimi productions such as The Gift, and Spider-Man, as well as collaborating on Grindhouse Releasing/Box Office Spectaculars releases.

Filmography

Distributed films Cannibal Ferox (a.k.a. Make them Die Slowly) - (Grindhouse Releasing) - released LD: 1997; VHS: 1999: DVD: July 2000, Blu-ray: 2015 Cat in the Brain (a.k.a. Nightmare Concert, Un gatto nel cervello) - (Box Office Spectaculars) - released LD: 1998, DVD: 2009 The Beyond (a.k.a. Seven Doors of Death, E tu vivrai nel terrore! L'aldilà) - (Grindhouse Releasing) - released DVD: October 2000, re-released 2008, Blu-ray: 2015 I Drink Your Blood (a.k.a. Hydro-Phobia) - (Box Office Spectaculars) - released DVD: 2002; re-released 2006 Cannibal Holocaust - (Grindhouse Releasing) - released DVD: 2005, re-released 2008, Blu-ray: 2014 Pieces (a.k.a. Mil gritos tiene la noche) - (Box Office Spectaculars) - released DVD: October 2008 Gone with the Pope (a.k.a. Kiss the Ring) - (Box Office Spectaculars / Grindhouse Releasing) - released 2010 (theatrical), 2015 (Blu-ray/DVD combo) An American Hippie in Israel (a.k.a. Ha-Trempist, The Hitch Hiker) - (Box Office Spectaculars / Grindhouse Releasing) (Blu-ray/DVD release, 2013) Corruption - (Box Office Spectaculars / Sony Pictures) (Restoration, Blu-ray/DVD release, 2013) The Big Gundown (a.k.a. La resa dei conti) - (Box Office Spectaculars / Sony Pictures) (Restoration, Blu-ray/DVD release, 2013) The Swimmer - (Box Office Spectaculars / Sony Pictures) (Restoration, Blu-ray/DVD release, 2014) Massacre Mafia Style - (Box Office Spectaculars) Blu-ray/DVD release 2015

Awards and nominations The Swimmer - (Won) - The 2014 International Press Academy's Satellite Award - Outstanding Overall Blu-ray/DVD (producer /Grindhouse Releasing) The Hurt Locker - (Won) - 2010 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ("Oscar")Best Film Editing (shared with co-editor Chris Innis) The Hurt Locker - (Won) - 2010 BAFTA - Best Film Editing (shared with co-editor Chris Innis) The Hurt Locker - (Won) - 2010 ACE Eddie Award - Best Feature Film Editing (Dramatic) (shared with co-editor Chris Innis) The Hurt Locker - (Won) - The International Press Academy's Golden Satellite Award -Best Film Editing - (shared with co-editor Chris Innis) The Hurt Locker - (Won) - The Online Film Critics Association - Best Film Editing (shared with co-editor Chris Innis) The Hurt Locker - (Won) - Boston Society of Film Critics - Best Film Editing (shared with co-editor Chris Innis) The Hurt Locker - (Won) - The Las Vegas Film Critics Association - Best Film Editing (shared with co-editor Chris Innis) The Hurt Locker - (Won) - International Cinephile Society award - Best Editing (shared with co-editor Chris Innis) The Hurt Locker - (Nominated) - The Broadcast Film Critics Association Critic's Choice Awards - Best Film Editing (shared with co-editor Chris Innis) The Hurt Locker - (Nominated) - Hollywood Post Alliance AwardsOutstanding Editing - Feature Film (shared with co-editor Chris Innis) Spider-Man 2 (Nominated) - 2004 Golden Satellite Awards, Satellite Award for Best Editing Spider-Man 2 - American Film Institute Awards 2004, official selection for AFI top ten movies of the year. The Other Side of the Wind - National Board of Review ― William K. Everson Award for Film History (shared with producers) The Other Side of the Wind - National Society of Film Critics ― Film Heritage Award (shared with producers) The Other Side of the Wind - (Won) - National Association of Film Critics ― Best editing award (shared with Orson Welles) The Other Side of the Wind - (Won) - San Francisco Film Critics Circle ― Best editing award (shared with Welles)