Rented a movie from iTunes, playback has stopped and no longer works.

Today I rented and downloaded a movie from the iTunes store. Got about 5 minutes into it and the playback froze.... I tried to fast forward... Nothing. Tried to rewind. Nothing. So I closed iTunes completely and reopened. Now when I try to play the rental, I just get a black screen. I don't want to waste $4.

How to report an issue with Your iTunes Store purchase - http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1933 - working through iTunes application and iTunes Store interface.
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In iTunes on your computer, click iTunes Store.
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