El Mariachi is the $.99 movie of the week for 8-19-08.

Update – Direct to download title The Scorpion King 2: Rise of the Warrior is also now available for purchase. An exclusive clip is also available for free to download. This title will be available to rent Sept 17th.

New Purchase titles Street Kings and Hannah Montana and Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert Movie are now available.

There is no word yet as to when these titles will be available as rentals.

Below is a list of just some of the new TV content added to Apple TV/iTunes Store for purchase tonight.

OZ – All Season Now Available
Smithsonian Channel – Now Available
• Smithsonian Kids
• History
• Natural Wonders
• America’s Stories
The West Wing – New Seasons Added
HBO – When The Levees Broke: A Requiem In Hour Acts
HBO Film – Recount

Below is the list of SD Rentals that have been added and/or removed from iTunes as of 8-18-08.

Well, we start the week off with a few less movies then we received. Eight title were Removed with only One added in.

I can’t say I’ve ever seen this 1932 Oscar winner for Best Picture, Grand Hotel, but I have heard of the super-star lineup… Greta Garbo, John Barrymore, Joan Crawford, Wallace Beery, and Lionel Barrymore. I guess if you’re into old classic black and white movies, you might enjoy this one!

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SD Rentals New Releases
Drama
Grand Hotel
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So here it was a Saturday night we have some friends over, and want to watch a movie. What a better chance to show off my Apple TV to some people who, I could see, buying one at some point. We all decided to watch Harold and Kumar click to rent, and after a few minutes it’s ready to watch. I press play and get…… nothing, a white screen, I can forward the chapters, but nothing no sounds no video. After a few moments of cussing, restarting, and getting the “this is why I netflix” from people around me, I pop over to the Apple support forums and found this. After a full reset (unplugging the Apple TV for 30sec) I was able to get the movie to play. In fairness this is the first time I have tried to watch while downloading; normally I download before I go to work and it runs smooth. The most frustrating part was on Sunday when I wanted to watch systm, and had to reset my Apple TV to my PC, my question is will this happen the next time also? According to what I read over at Apple support this seems to be an issue since the last firmware update, and some people have had this happen 3-4 times over the last few weeks. How about all of you, have you had this also?

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Below is a list of confirmed rental or possible purchase titles to look for coming to the Apple TV this week.

Confirmed Rental Titles For This Week
Picture This (Rental Release Date 8-21-08)
21 (Rental Release Date 8-21-08)
Impact Point (Rental Release Date 8-22-08)

Confirmed Purchase Titles For This Week
Street Kings (Purchase Release Date 8-19-08)
Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus – Best of Both Worlds Concert Movie (Purchase Release Date 8-19-08)