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Bob Murawski
BornRobert Lee Murawski
(1964-06-14) June 14, 1964 (age 60)
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Other namesDutch Murawski
Occupation(s)film editor, distributor
SpouseChristina "Chris" Innis (2008–present)

Bob Murawski (born June 14, 1964) is an American film editor as well as a film distributor of cult horror and independent films under the "Box Office Spectaculars" and "Grindhouse Releasing" labels. He was awarded the 2010 Academy Award, BAFTA, and A.C.E. awards for "Best Film Editing" on the feature film, The Hurt Locker, shared with co-editor, Chris Innis. He often works with film director Sam Raimi, having edited the first three original Columbia Pictures' Spider-Man films. He is an elected member of the American Cinema Editors.

Early life and career

Murawski was born in Detroit, Michigan and grew up in the northeast part of the state. He was the valedictorian at his high school in Bad Axe, Michigan, and graduated from Michigan State University with a major in Telecommunications. 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 low budget films. One of these assistant editing jobs was for film director Sam Raimi on Raimi's comic-book-inspired picture, Darkman.

Film editing

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. Raimi has said of working with Murawski:

"He’d come (down to the set) to see how things were going and to let me know if he’d just cut something that wasn’t working the way he’d wanted it to, or to suggest a pick-up shot I should get for a piece he felt we needed in a sequence I hadn’t realized I needed. He’s very detail-oriented... So we’re very close collaborators."

Raimi finds editing with Murawski to be "relaxing", adding:

"I love it... I can watch the film come together, so it’s a time of discovery for me as Bob and I fit all the pieces together."

Murawski has also cut music videos for such groups as The Ramones, Motorhead, and Sublime. He is represented by agents Paul Hook, Dan Baime and Craig Bernstein at International Creative Management (ICM).

Film distribution

Murawski runs Grindhouse Releasing, a company that restores, preserves, and distributes classic cult and Euro-horror films. Murawski's partner at Grindhouse is actor/director Sage Stallone. Murawski also runs his own distribution arm, Box Office Spectaculars. The two labels have digitally remastered classic cult horror and independent films such as Make Them Die Slowly (aka Cannibal Ferox), Lucio Fulci's spaghetti-horror masterpiece, E tu vivrai nel terrore (aka The Beyond) as well as Cannibal Holocaust, 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 a theatrical release of An American Hippie in Israel and Duke Mitchell's previously unreleased independent feature, Gone with the Pope. 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 the digital restoration (in association with Columbia Pictures/Sony) of the rare spaghetti western The Big Gundown starring Lee Van Cleef and The Swimmer starring Burt Lancaster.

Grindhouse Releasing has been described as the "Criterion" of horror film distribution, based on the technical quality and bonus materials on their DVD releases.

Personal life

Murawski is married to fellow editor Christina "Chris" Innis. The two editors met while working together on the Universal/CBS television series American Gothic and married in 2008. They have worked together for several Grindhouse Releasing/Box Office Spectaculars DVD releases, as well as on other feature film editing projects such as The Hurt Locker, The Gift, Spider-Man, and Spider-Man 3.

Selected Filmography

Film Editor

Film distributor

Awards and nominations

See also

References

  1. ^ Bob Murawski at IMDb
  2. American Cinema Editors - Official web site
  3. - Post Magazine "Director's Chair: Sam Raimi - Drag Me to Hell" by Ian Blair, July 1, 2009
  4. Interview with exploitation film distributor Bob Murawski of Grindhouse Releasing
  5. The Evil Dead Returns To The Big Screen!
  6. Original EVIL DEAD roaring back to the big screen
  7. DVD Drive-In "GRINDHOUSE RELEASING PRESENTS LUCIO FULCI'S CAT IN THE BRAIN"
  8. AV Maniacs "Grindhouse Releasing Presents '80s Horror Classics "Pieces" and "The Beyond"
  9. Horror at the Oscars 3: The Spawning
  10. http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/82/nominees.html
  11. http://www.bafta.org/awards/film/film-awards-nominations,949,BA.html
  12. http://www.screendaily.com/awards/other-awards/hurt-locker-avatar-district-9-among-ace-nominees/5009543.article
  13. http://www.awardsdaily.com/?p=17443
  14. Davis, Don (2009-12-16). "'Hurt Locker' wins big with Vegas critics". Variety. Retrieved 2009-12-17.
  15. Variety "'Hurt Locker' tops with Boston critics: Pic takes four other kudos as journos hand out honors" by Daniel Kimmel, December 13, 2009
  16. "Indie Heavy Golden Satellite Nods", Indewire, by Peter Knegt, November 29, 2009
  17. Brevet, Brad (2009-12-21). "'Hurt Locker' Leads Pack with Four Wins at 2009 Satellite Awards". Ropeofsilicon.com. Retrieved 2009-12-21.
  18. Indiewire "Serious Man, Firth, Swinton Among Cinephile Society Winners" by Peter Knegt, February 17, 2010
  19. Variety "BFCA announces its nominees" by Stuart Levine, December 14, 2009
  20. Post Production Buyers Guide, Hollywood Post Alliance, "Hollywood Post Alliance Announce 2009 Award Nominees", October 1, 2009
  21. Variety "Nominees announced for post awards" by David S. Cohen, October 1, 2009
  22. http://www.afi.com/tvevents/afiawards04/movies04.aspx

External links

Academy Award for Best Film Editing
1934–1950
1951–1975
1976–2000
2001–present
  • Best Film Editing became Best Editing in 1999
BAFTA Award for Best Editing
1966–2000
2001–present

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