Cinefile

Director Barry Levinson is the latest director (following Steven Spielberg and Sydney Pollack) on UA’s “Rainman,” the Dustin Hoffman-Tom Cruise starrer that may start next month (It’s had several may dates.) . . . Out of Tri-Star’s “50,” Richard Dreyfuss is trying to find a director and start Paramount’s “Let It Ride” as a gambler who strikes it rich, with David Giler producing. . . . Franklin Schaffner (“Patton”) has been set to direct “Passage” (tentative title) for Martin Ransohoff at Columbia, a romantic thriller to film in Thailand, New England and Toronto beginning in July.