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I try to keep a nominal level of -20 with peaks up to -10. Am I on the right track? .... BTW, I have already calibrated my monitors to 85spl with my Radio Shack gizmo.
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you are on the right track...but...the -10 is really a broadcast limit. in a film, you can go higher than that, escpecially for loud things like explosions and such. you may need to work harder to get your AVERAGE levels up, or the PERCEIVED loudness of your mixes. also, since your room is calibrated, how do things sound? too loud? not loud enough? one of the reasons for the room level is so you can use your ears, not the gear (the meters).
how did your stems translate to the dub stage? how were the levels?
these student directors may be listening with their monitors truned down on crappy speakers in a noisy room.... sure, if they listen to your mix with a 65 SPL monitor level, your mix will sound low. was the complaint for how it played in the theater?