BY TRAV S.D. | There’s a lot going on at the moment, so you can perhaps be forgiven for missing news about the upcoming Geraldine Page centennial.

The widely respected stage and screen actress, who passed away in 1987, would be turning 100 this coming November 22. To mark the occasion, Torn Page, the family-run arts space located in Page’s former West 22nd Street apartment, will be presenting eight Tuesday night film screenings from November 12 through January 14—the perfect antidote, one thinks, to very challenging times.

Remarkably, Page was nominated for an Oscar for each of the eight films presented in this series. The film for which she won a Best Actress Oscar, The Trip to Bountiful (1985), will lead off on November 12. Also screening in the series will be The Pope of Greenwich Village (1985), the early Franis Ford Coppola film You’re a Big Boy Now (1966) featuring Page’s husband, Rip Torn, Woody Allen’s Interiors (1977), the 1972 Walter Matthau-Carol Burnett team-up Pete ‘n’ Tillie, Tennessee Williams’ Sweet Bird of Youth (1962) also with Torn, Williams’ Summer and Smoke (1961), and the 1953 John Wayne western Hondo. Each film in the series will open with remarks by a colleague who had worked with Page, who won two Emmys and two Golden Globes, and was nominated for four Tonys. Few attain that level of recognition.

The series is organized and hosted by Tony Torn, Page’s son, a highly respected actor and director in his own right. Says Torn: “Our family is so excited to celebrate Geraldine’s 100th birthday with her fans and to introduce new generations to her genius. Looking at all eight of her Oscar-nominated performers gives us a chance to see such a wide spectrum of her artistry… I’m especially excited about the interviews I’ve been doing over Zoom with actors who worked with Gerry, to introduce these eight films.”

Among those presenters, Torn reports, are Rebecca De Mornay, who’ll talk about The Trip to Bountiful; Deirdre O’Connell, who comments on The Pope of Greenwich Village; and Page’s other two children, Angelica Page and Jonathan Torn, who’ll speak about You’re a Big Boy Now.

Additionally, Torn Page has announced that Angelica Page will be performing Turning Page, her acclaimed solo play about her mother, on Monday, November 25. The event will be a fundraiser for Torn Page, with a portion of the proceeds donated to Opening Act NYC, which provides theatre programs to students attending New York City’s most underserved schools. Tickets will be issued to those donating $100 or above. More info here: https://fundraising.fracturedatlas.org/torn-page/campaigns/6750? :”

The “Geraldine Page Centennial Celebration” screening series takes place at Torn Page (435 W. 22nd St. btw. 9th & 10th Aves.) Tuesdays at 7pm on November 12, 19, 26, December 3, 10, 17, and January 7 & 14. All events are free, but seating is extremely limited. For more info and the RSVP link, click here. Torn Page—dedicated to the spirit of award-winning actors Rip Torn and Geraldine Page—is available for rental, hosting theater productions, poetry readings, film screenings and production, and workshops. If interested in rental, contact tornpagerental@gmail.com.

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