Of all the books made movies in recent history, not one has ever been so highly anticipated as “The Fault in Our Stars” — and not one has stood to fall so far if it doesn’t live up to its pre-release hype.

But at last, with views for the trailer counting in the millions and sales of “Okay, Okay” t-shirts through the roof, we can finally see how the critics fell in love with “The Fault in Our Stars.” Was it very slowly, and then all at once? Or, heaven forfend, not at all? Below, a roundup of what movie tastemakers have to say about it so far.

It Says Smart Things Above Love
“[The film] offers its core young audience the bracing, even exhilarating suggestion that love isn’t just about finding someone worth dying for, but someone who makes life worth living. For that alone, ‘The Fault in Our Stars’ achieves that rare feat of eliciting as many cheers as tears.” — Ann Hornaday, The Washington Post

“The quarrel between the novelist and his fans, the only real conflict in the film other than the one with disease, is essentially a battle between argument and feeling. It’s hardly a fair fight, and the way it is rigged — fresh-faced, innocent, possibly dying young people facing off against a cynical, broken-down, alcoholic old wreck — provides a clue to the emotional logic of ‘The Fault in Our Stars.’ It’s less a movie about cancer than a depiction — really a celebration — ...

Eva Green is front and center in “Sin City: A Dame to Kill For,” co-directors Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller’s latest adaptation of the Miller-created comic book universe. And when we say “front and center,” we mean “almost naked.”

Green bared it all, or almost all of it, in a recently leaked “Sin City” poster, wearing a translucent nightgown and holding a small revolver in her hand. The poster was banned by the MPAA “for nudity — curve of under breast and dark nipple/areola circle visible through sheer gown.”

It’s not an explanation you hear every day of the week. And it’s not an explanation that makes a whole lot of sense to Green. Speaking with Vanity Fair, Green said she’s heard about the “Sin City” controversy, and she finds it “a bit odd.”

“It seems like it’s all just publicity — a lot of noise of nothing,” she said. “You have so many more violent things in the movie business and this is kind of soft. I’m not naked. It’s suggested.”

In fact, not only does Green think there’s nothing wrong with the poster, she finds it “really sexy, actually.”

“It’s kind of beautiful,” she said. “But if it shocks people, I don’t know what to do about it. I don’t want to upset anybody.”

As Ava Lord, the titular “Dame to Kill For,” Green will upset a whole lot of people when the “Sin City” sequel hits on August 22.

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The fourth annual Governors Ball is kicking off Friday (June 6) in New York City with a full slate of performers that continues on both Saturday and Sunday. Whether this is your first time or you’re an old pro, whether you’re going just one day or all three, you’ve got to be prepare accordingly. Fear not, though. We’ve got the answers to all your questions.

Where is Randall’s Island?
It’s a little plot of land on the East River, situated between Manhattan, Queens and the Bronx.

What should I wear?
It’s supposed to be beautiful all weekend, with highs in the mid-80s and no rain in the forecast. So dress accordingly.

You’ll likely be on your feet for a majority of the day, too, so make sure whatever’s on them feels good. And with grass and dirt as your terrain, it’s probably not worth it to break out those new pair of Js, either. Don’t say we didn’t warn you.

Hold on…this is on an island? How the hell do I get there?
No need for the hostility. There are actually plenty of ways to get to Randall’s Island.

From Manhattan, you can take a ferry from East 35th Street and the FDR Drive, which runs every 15 minutes, from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tickets are $25 per day (including the service charge) or $60 for the weekend. Another option is the X80 bus, which runs from 125th Street and ...

Who is the more ruthless head of household, Tony Soprano or Tywin Lannister? That’s a debate that could take years to resolve — but at least as far as popularity goes, we know who wins the war.

“Game of Thrones” has officially become HBO’s most watched show of all time, with an average of 18.4 million viewers every week throughout its currently airing fourth season. That’s 200,000 more viewers than “The Sopranos” at its all-time high; the James Gandolfini-starring series topped out with 18.2 million viewers in 2002, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

The rise of “Thrones” is up four million viewers from its third season, showing steady signs of growth as the show wars on. Looks like all of that head-popping violence has paid off for the Westeros faithful.

Then again, “The Sopranos” pulled off the head-popping trick first.

Are you surprised to see “Thrones” surpass “Sopranos” as HBO’s most-watched series?

Josh Wigler

It should be noted: this post has spoilers, y’all! You have officially been warned. Now, let’s talk about Piper Chapman. “Orange is The New Black” is back and though there may have been a partial change to the location and setting, some things have remained the same: like Chapman’s total inability to listen to herself and what she knows is right for her. Oh, Chapman — when are you going to learn?

The most frustrating inmate in all of Litchfield just made us even angrier with her latest stupid move: lying under oath in court. She took her one chance to really come clean and blew it. Blew the whole thing up and possibly further implicated herself. Piper! No!

Chapman is an interesting case, isn’t she? She has an almost knee-jerk impulse to do the opposite of what she knows is right for herself and everyone around her. But “OITNB” isn’t about Chapman’s reformation — not yet — it’s about her greater understanding of herself and what she’s capable of… even if those abilities put her further in the muck.

The biggest happening in the premiere episode involved Chapman and ex-girlfriend/drug mule Alex Vause’s arrival at a Chicago maximum security prison where they were set to appear in the trial that got them sent to Litchfield in the first place. And while the whole episode led us to believe that maybe, finally, Chapman would think with her head rather than her heart when it came to doing what was best for herself ...

By Maurice Bobb

Hot 97’s Funkmaster Flex directed a bellicose radio rant at Dame Dash again on Thursday (June 5) after the former Roc-A-Fella mogul tried to defend his calling out of former Def Jam executive Joie Manda as one of hip-hop’s “culture vultures.”

Flex was initially riled up after reading Dame’s Instagram post Monday, which featured a headshot of Manda, calling Flex’s former A&R a “clown.”

The popular DJ fired off his own shots, but kept the audio under wraps out of “respect” for Champagne Dame.

But now, apparently, there’s a thin line between respect and rants.

After yelling “cut the song!” Funk Flex dove into a lengthy diatribe, filled with stories and explanations about how he came to know Dame, his experiences with him and why he believed his “culture vultures” insult was out of line.

“Right now, stick to artwork and clothing and slippers,” he said. “Do that. That’s all you. That’s your lane. Let me do this music thing up here. I got this. Roc-A-Fella didn’t give me any money to play nothin’, always had paper. Nice try!”

“Culture vultures? What is that?” he continued. “People who are not of his color capitalizing on the culture? Is that what is being said? Don’t try to say you ever paid me to play records. Tell the story of how you was tryin’ to pay the person next to me to get me to play records. You remember that conversation?”

Flex then dug into his archives for the origins of Jay and ...

After spending nearly four months behind bars for violating probation, Chris Brown felt the sweet air of freedom at 12:01 a.m. on Monday (June 2). A couple of days in the shade is all it took before his friends threw a wild welcoming party in Los Angeles.

It was a star-studded turnout at Breezy’s homecoming bash on Thursday (June 5). Hip-Hop’s finest took to Instagram to share the raucous festivities, including pals Big Sean and T-Pain.

Jessica Hyndman

The Beasties Boys have been award $1.7 million in a copyright case against Monster Energy after the company admitted it used the group’s music in a promotional video without licensing it.

A Manhattan jury delivered the verdict on Thursday (June 5), after eight days of trials and nearly two years after the suit was filed by the Brooklyn-bred group.

Mike D and Ad-Rock sued for copyright infringement back in August of 2012, after Monster used a mix of several Beastie Boys classic in a video promoting a snowboarding competition. The video concluded with the words “RIP MCA” to honor the late Adam “MCA” Yauch — which, according to Time, went against Yauch’s will, which stated his name and likeness were not to be used for promotional purposes.

They had originally requested more than $2 million, according to Reuters, while Monster insisted on $125,000.

Emily Blake

By Maurice Bobb

After a second video surfaced of Justin Bieber using the N-word, fans of the embattled singer didn’t seem to be so willing to forgive him as they were after the first video leaked.

The video, which was posted to TMZ on Wednesday, shows a young Bieber singing a racist version of “One Less Lonely Girl.” Bieber offered up another mea culpa, but detractors and fans still made a beeline to social media to offer up their thoughts and comments regarding the racist remarks made by the pop star.

“The last few times Bieber got into trouble, “Beliebers” rallied w/ support. This time? Little quieter. Might be why he apologized. #tytlive,” wrote JDVarner.

Bieber supporters leaned on the “growing up” defense, but some people aren’t buying it.

“Bieber supporters who are spouting the argument, ‘Oh, he’s just growing up…’ Doesn’t growing up entail maturing and acting like an adult?” wrote PushinUpRoses.

While CNN anchor Don Lemon blamed “young people of all ages, in public, who can barely get through a sentence without using the word” for Bieber’s woes, fans are getting tired of “excuses.”

“Can we please stop making excuses for Justin Bieber now? Thanks.” wrote BlitznBeans.

Perhaps the most telling opinion came from an MTV News commenter who has a biracial daughter devoted to the Bieber fanclub.

“Today while googling her favorite singer she learned a heart breaking truth about something she has no control over!!!” she wrote about her daughter, Julie. “I have been sticking up for him for years and ...

Two people have been arrested in connection with a burglary at Miley Cyrus’ home, in which her $102,000 Maserati was stolen.

Los Angeles police arrested a man and a woman, both between the ages of 20 and 25, on Thursday (June 5), while they were walking down a street in North Hollywood, according to The Los Angeles Times. Police also seized their vehicle, where they found several items they believed to be stolen — but it had not been determined whether the items were connected to the robbery at Miley’s home.

They have not released the suspects’ names.

Police believe a man and a woman scaled a fence to break into Miley’s North Hollywood home on Friday. Her 2014 Maserati Quattroporte was found by police on Monday.

Miley’s currently abroad on her Bangerz Tour.

Emily Blake