Bob Murawski (born June 14, 1964) is an American

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. He was awarded the 2010

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for his work on ''

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'', which he shared with his wife, fellow editor

Chris Innis Christina Jean "Chris" Innis is an American film editor and filmmaker. She was awarded the 2010 Academy Award, BAFTA, and ACE awards for "Best Film Editing" on the film ''The Hurt Locker'' shared with co-editor, Bob Murawski. She is an elected ...

. He often works with

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Sam Raimi Samuel M. Raimi ( ; born October 23, 1959) is an American filmmaker. He is best known for directing the ''Spider-Man'' trilogy (2002–2007) and the ''Evil Dead'' franchise (1981–present). He also directed the 1990 superhero film ''Darkman'' ...

, having edited the ''Spider-Man'' trilogy, ''

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'', and ''

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''. Murawski is an elected member of the

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,American Cinema Editors - Official web site
and is (with

Sage Stallone Sage Moonblood Stallone (May 5, 1976 – July 13, 2012) was an American actor. He was the eldest child of actor Sylvester Stallone. Early life Sage Stallone was born in Los Angeles, California, the elder son and first child of Sasha Czack an ...

) the co-founder of

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, an acclaimed film distribution company specializing in re-releases of

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Early life and career

Murawski was born in Bad Axe,

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, and grew up in the thumb of the state. He was the

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at his high school in

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, and graduated from

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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 films, including Raimi's comic-book-inspired picture ''

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''.

Film editing

Murawski has largely worked as a film editor, primarily for director/producer

, on films including ''

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'', '' The Gift'', '' Drag Me to Hell'' and the ''

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'' series of films. He also co-edited the Academy Award winning film, ''

'' 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. - Post Magazine "Director's Chair: Sam Raimi - Drag Me to Hell" by Ian Blair, July 1, 2009

Murawski has also cut music videos for such groups as

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, and Sublime. Bob Murawski appears in the documentary ''78/52'' directed by Alexandre O. Philippe, a post-modern breakdown of the iconic shower scene in

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's '' Psycho''. He is represented by

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(ICM).

Film distribution

In 1995, born out of a mutual love for rare and unseen cult films, Bob Murawski and actor/director and son of

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formed Grindhouse Releasing.
Interview with exploitation film distributor Bob Murawski of Grindhouse Releasing 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 (1968 film), The Swimmer'' starring

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, ''

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'' starring

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and

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, 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. ''

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''), ''

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'', American cult film '' I Drink Your Blood'' (1970) (directed by

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), and director

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's cult horror film, '' Pieces''. The company is currently presenting the release of ''

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'' (on Blu-ray/DVD) and

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's previously unreleased independent feature, ''

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'' (screening theatrically). Box Office Spectaculars and Grindhouse has also handled the theatrical re-release and negative restoration of director

's cult horror film, ''

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'' as well as helming the digital restorations (in association with

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) of the rare spaghetti western ''

'' and '' The Swimmer (1968 film), The Swimmer'' directed by

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Personal life

Murawski is married to film editor Christina "Chris" Innis. The two editors met while working together on the Universal/CBS television series ''

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'' and married in 2008. The pair has worked together on the Academy Award winning film ''

'', and on several

productions such as '' The Gift'', and ''

'', as well as collaborating on Grindhouse Releasing/Box Office Spectaculars releases.

Selected filmography

Film editing

*''

'' (1990) (assistant editor, director

) *''

'' (1992) (director Sam Raimi) *''

Hard Target ''Hard Target'' is a 1993 American action film directed by Hong Kong film director John Woo in his U.S. debut. The film stars Jean-Claude Van Damme as Chance Boudreaux, an out-of-work homeless Cajun merchant seaman and former United States Forc ...

'' (1993) (director

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) *''

'' (1995–1996) TV series (Editor: Title sequence & Recaps) *'' From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money'' (1999) (director

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) *'' The Gift'' (2000) (edited with Arthur Coburn, director Sam Raimi) *''

'' (2002) (edited with Arthur Coburn, director Sam Raimi) *''

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'' (2004) (director Sam Raimi) *''

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'' (2007) (director Sam Raimi) *''

'' (2008) (edited with Chris Innis, director Kathryn Bigelow) *'' Drag Me to Hell'' (2009) (director Sam Raimi) *'' The Resident'' (2010) (editor/re-cut, director Antti Jokinen) *''

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'' (2011) (editor/re-cut) *''

'' (2013) (director Sam Raimi) *''

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'' (2014) (editor/re-cut) (director Gary Shore) *''

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'' (2015) (editor/re-cut) (director Gil Keenan) *'' Ash vs Evil Dead'' (2015, TV pilot) (editor) (director Sam Raimi) *'' Kong: Skull Island'' (2017) (Additional Editing) (director

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) *''

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'' (2018) (director

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) *''Hopper / Welles'' (2020) (director Orson Welles) *''

'' (2022) (director Sam Raimi)

Film distributor

*''

'' (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 *''

'' - (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 *''

'' (a.k.a. ''Kiss the Ring'') - (Box Office Spectaculars / Grindhouse Releasing) - released 2010 (theatrical), 2015 (Blu-ray/DVD combo) *''

'' (a.k.a. ''Ha-Trempist'', ''The Hitch Hiker'') - (Box Office Spectaculars / Grindhouse Releasing) (Blu-ray/DVD release, 2013) *''

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'' - (Box Office Spectaculars / Sony Pictures) (Restoration, Blu-ray/DVD release, 2013) *''

'' (a.k.a. ''La resa dei conti'') - (Box Office Spectaculars / Sony Pictures) (Restoration, Blu-ray/DVD release, 2013) *'' The Swimmer (1968 film), 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 (1968 film), The Swimmer'' - (Won) - The 2014 International Press Academy's Satellite Award
- Outstanding Overall Blu-ray/DVD (producer /

)
International Press Academy 2014 Satellite Awards Nominations *''

'' - (Won) - 2010 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ("Oscar")
Best Film Editing(shared with co-editor

) *''

'' - (Won) - 2010 BAFTA - Best Film Editing
(shared with co-editor

) *''

'' - (Won) - 2010 ACE Eddie Award - Best Feature Film Editing (Dramatic)
(shared with co-editor Chris Innis) *''

'' - (Won) - The International Press Academy's Golden Satellite Award -
Best Film Editing"Indie Heavy Golden Satellite Nods", Indewire, by Peter Knegt, November 29, 2009
- (shared with co-editor Chris Innis) *''

'' - (Won) - The Online Film Critics Association - Best Film Editing
(shared with co-editor Chris Innis) *''

'' - (Won) -

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- Best Film EditingVariety "'Hurt Locker' tops with Boston critics: Pic takes four other kudos as journos hand out honors" by Daniel Kimmel, December 13, 2009
/ref>
(shared with co-editor Chris Innis) *''

'' - (Won) - The Las Vegas Film Critics Association - Best Film Editing
(shared with co-editor Chris Innis) *''

'' - (Won) - International Cinephile Society award - Best Editing
(shared with co-editor Chris Innis)Indiewire "Serious Man, Firth, Swinton Among Cinephile Society Winners" by Peter Knegt, February 17, 2010
/ref> *''

'' - (Nominated) - The Broadcast Film Critics Association
Critic's Choice Awards - Best Film EditingVariety "BFCA announces its nominees" by Stuart Levine, December 14, 2009
/ref> (shared with co-editor Chris Innis) *''

'' - (Nominated) - Hollywood Post Alliance Awards
Outstanding Editing - Feature FilmPost Production Buyers Guide, Hollywood Post Alliance, "Hollywood Post Alliance Announce 2009 Award Nominees", October 1, 2009

/ref> (shared with co-editor Chris Innis) *''

'' (Nominated) - 2004 Golden Satellite Awards,

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*''

-'' American Film Institute Awards 2004, official selection for

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top ten movies of the year. *''

'' - National Board of Review ― William K. Everson Award for Film History (shared with producers) *''

'' - National Society of Film Critics ― Film Heritage Award (shared with producers) *''

'' - (Won) - National Association of Film Critics ― Best editing award (shared with Orson Welles) *''

'' - (Won) - San Francisco Film Critics Circle ― Best editing award (shared with Welles) *''

'' - (Won) - Los Angeles Film Critics Association ― Special citation (shared with producers) *''

'' - (Runner-up) - Boston Society of Film Critics ― Best editing award (with Welles) *''

'' - (Runner-up) - International Cinephile Society ― Best editing award (with Welles) *''

'' - (Nominated) - Chicago Film Critics Association ― Best editing award (with Welles) *First recipient of the Campari Passion for Film Award (2018), 75th Venice International Film Festival.

References

External links

*
"Tech Support Interview: The Crafts of The Hurt Locker," Incontention, by Guy Lodge, January 7, 2010Below the Line Magazine - "Contenders - Editors Bob Murawski and Chris Innis, The Hurt Locker", by Mary Ann Skweres, March 2, 2010
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Early life and career

Film editing

Film distribution

Personal life

Selected filmography

Film editing

Film distributor

Awards and nominations

See also

References

External links