Plaza Cinema President, Award-Winning Filmmaker, and Film Professor & Reviewer to Give His Expert Opinion on Who Will Take Home Oscar Gold
(Long Island, NY) The Plaza Cinema & Media Arts Center’s President, Campbell Dalglish is available for comment regarding this years Academy Award nominations. Aside from his role with Patchogue’s premier art house cinema and cultural learning center, Mr. Dalglish is an award-winning filmmaker, a professor of film at City College of New York, and a published movie reviewer.
“2014 was an amazing year for film. With such diverse audience interest and so many different genres, it’s very hard to say which film was better than another and why. I can’t remember the crop of pictures nominated for ‘Best Film’ being this varied,” says Mr. Dalglish. “This year, picking one great film that stands out above the others is like picking the best hat to wear when you have more than a dozen and the weather keeps changing. To me, what it boils down to is which film had the best interaction with its audience?”
With regards to “Best Actor” and “Best Actress,” Mr. Dalglish feels Michael Keaton and Julianne Moore are the clear frontrunners.
“Keaton takes great risks in Birdman and executed them with his talent, insight, and bravery,” he says. “But what I feel truly makes him stand out from the pack of other exceptional actors this past year is his ability to interact unselfishly with the rest of the cast of Birdman, giving each actor a chance to shine.”
After four previous nominations in both the “Best Actress” and “Best Supporting Actress” categories, Mr. Dalglish feels Still Alice gives Julianne Moore gives her best chance at Oscar gold yet.
“Watching actress Julianne Moore discover the depths of this haunting disease in her character is truly a valuable reveal for everyone, not just her all-star supporting cast.”
Mr. Dalglish is also available to discuss what films, actors, and actresses he feels were snubbed by the Academy.
“Amy Adams gives a standout performance in Tim Burton’s Big Eyes,” he says. “I’m very surprised she didn’t receive a nomination for her work. I am also confused by the fact that with such a great cast, Selma did not merit one acting nomination.”
The Cinema, which is a not-for-profit, community-supported organization, also plans to screen the 2015 Oscar Nominated Short Films in the categories of Live Action, Animation, and Documentary. The screenings will take place on various times from February 7-19. Dr. Peter Mascuch, a tenured Associate Professor of English and American Studies and Coordinator of the Film/Media Studies Program at St. Joseph’s College, led the discussion after the showing of the Live Action Shorts on February 12.
Additionally, The Plaza will hold its annual Oscar Party on February 22. Hosted by Mr. Dalglish and Dr. Mascuch, the event gives patrons a chance to watch the Oscars live on the big screen, while casting their own ballots and enjoying fine hors d’oeuvres and beverages. This will be the third year The Plaza has produced the event.
If you are interested in speaking with Mr. Dalglish regarding his Oscar predictions and snubs, please contact Shannon Stevens at shannonkathleenstevens@gmail.com or 631.569.2285. For more information about The Plaza Cinema & Media Arts Center, please contact Catherine Oberg at obergc@plazamac.org or 631.438.0083.
About the Plaza Media Arts Center, a 501 (c) (3) Organization
The Plaza Cinema and Media Arts Center is a movie theater in Patchogue, NY, located one block south of Main Street at 20 Terry Street. Since it’s origin in 2010, the 501(c)(3) charitable organization, has provided current quality films, series, and showcases; ballet, opera, and theater in cinema; classes, workshops, and film discussions; and live events, including stand-up comedy and music. The Plaza’s exclusive Blue Velvet Lounge boasts fine wine and local craft beer, as well as fresh popcorn and other concession items. For more information, please visit www.plazamac.org or call 631.438.0083.
About Campbell Dalglish
Campbell Dalglish is an award-winning director, screenwriter, and playwright. His short narrative, Dance of the Quantum Cats was selected by CINE to represent the US at the 12th International Film Festival of Peace, Hiroshima, Japan and won the top award in the PBS/CPTV series on emerging directors. He has developed and produced a short film without a script,Bruises, and multiple documentary segments on Indian Reservations for the New Morning Show. He has also produced treatments for Red Warrior Films and the BNSF (Trail of the Iron Horse) and conflict/resolution videos including A Hard Way Out, (1996 Hartford gangs at the Institute of Community Research), The Community Room (1992 Jericho Homeless Shelter), and The Shooting Gallery (1988 Bridgeport Prison). Dalglish is a Film Commissioner for Suffolk County, President of The Plaza Cinema and Media Arts Center, has taught film at NYU and the School of Visual Arts, and is a tenured professor of film at City College of New York. Currently he is in post-production on two feature projects: Stateless, a “Film Without a Script” created with a group of actors and filmmakers from New York; and a feature documentary, Spirit Roads: Genocide and Survival of the Spirit, about spiritual practices among Oklahoma Indians following two historic Indian Massacres to the present brutal killing of a young Cheyenne in his parents’ kitchen in December 2013 by police. For more information, please visit www.darcproductions.net.
