Between cutting the price of the PlayStation 3 to $250 and introducing a €99 PSP in Europe, Sony evidently had money on its mind during its 2011 Gamescom press conference. One announcement that didn't make it into that media briefing was the introduction of a discount movie rental program for the PlayStation Network.

　　Want to watch JFK: Reckless Youth (Part 1) on your PS3 for $1? Now you can do so, in standard definition at least. Beginning today, PSN users in the US and Canada can download and watch a range of movies in standard definition for $.99 or high definition for $1.99. Sony has been offering movies for rent since 2008, when it introduced the service as part of its 2008 Electronic Entertainment Expo media briefing.

　　Movies that are party to the $.99 rental program will rotate from week to week, with new offerings appearing as part of Sony's regularly scheduled Tuesday update to the PSN. A full list of this week's movie-rental deals for the US PSN store can be found below.

　　Check out Sony's website for its full list of terms and conditions.

　　August 16 - 22:

　　Sicko

　　The Longshots

　　Salvage

　　Tony

　　Shank

　　Bonded By Blood

　　JFK: Reckless Youth (Part 1)

　　JFK: Reckless Youth (Part 2)

　　Deadly Blessing

　　Carver

　　Devil in the Flesh 2 (aka Teacher's Pet 2)

　　Illuminating Angels & Demons