Stars of the Silver Screen: De Niro, Alan Delon, Maggie Smith.

Foxtel Arts screens new episodes of Stars of the Silver Screen in July.

To be a Hollywood great is to fly too close to the sun, to embody the dreams of millions while placing your fate in their hearts. Stars Of The Silver Screen celebrates the lives of those who soared the highest.

From Marlon Brando to Elizabeth Taylor, we uncover what drove them and why the world loved them. Contributions from contemporary commentators and current Hollywood glitterati will bring each icon’s legacy up to date as we relive their most magical motion picture moments and explore the personalities behind the names.

Wednesday July 3 at 8.30pm – Robert De Niro
Robert De Niro, winner of two Academy Awards, as the young Vito Corleone in The Godfather Part II, and Jake La Motta in the 1980 film Raging Bull and further nominations for the psychological thrillers Taxi Driver and Cape Fear

Wednesday July 10 at 8.30pm – Alain Delon
Alain Delon is one of Europe’s most prominent actors and screen sex symbols from the 1960s. He achieved critical acclaim for Rocco and His Brothers (1960), Plein Soleil (1960), L’Eclisse,The Leopard, The Yellow Rolls-Royce

Wednesday July 17 at 8.30pm – Maggie Smith
Dame Maggie Smith has remained a prominent figure in British culture for six decades, with her extraordinary film career took note in her role in Nowhere to Go (1958), receiving her first BAFTA nomination.