La La Land is the gray matter of cinema
Yes! Brilliant
Don't even remember De Niro in New York, New York. Just remember Minelli. It's been many years (I saw it when it came out).
As for Singing in the Rain, I saw it on TV a few years after it came out. Reynolds was still a big star then, as was Fred Astaire. What I remember from that is Astaire's dance scene in the rain.
Have yet to see Dreamgirls. For some reason, it never appealed to me. Maybe I'll catch it on TV now.