Play rented movies on Apple TV

I'm new to Apple TV. All goes well, except I cannot figure out how to "move" a "rented movie" from "In Your iTunes Library" to "On 'Apple TV.'" I'm connected to the internet via "AirPort." I click on "move," and the movie moves from "In Your iTunes Library" to "On 'Apple TV.'" I click on "Apply." After the "Syncing Apple TV" operates for awhile, the movie moves back to "In Your iTunes Library" and does not load onto Apple TV / appear in "Devices," "Apple TV,"Movies". I am doing "Custom Sync," as I do not want to load my music on a 40G Apple TV, so I have unchecked "Sync Music." Movies, podcasts and photos are set-up to sync. Help! Thank you!

I just downloaded the Apple TV last night and decided to rent a HD movie.
After abot 20 mins or so the box still was not ready to play the movie and re-booted mid download. Once it was back up and running I went to the downloads, checked for downloads and found the movie. Since it was now to late to watch a movie I left it and checked in the AM. Movie was "ready to watch" but I was not ready to watch a movie over breakfast. Now when I look for it in my movies it is not there. Am I looking in the correct place?
Called Apple to ask them but they could not tell me because my Apple care support had expired. Happy to charge me $40 to get my $4.00 movie though...Hope this is not the experience others are having.

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