[Karellen]

Reading that article, I see they suggest renaming the movie and nfo after it has been scraped in a program like Media Companion.

The article assumes NFO files are in use, but it is not necessary to change filenames after scraping.

The method requires using Movie Folders (movie file in its own folder) and enabling Movies are in separate folders that match the movie title in the Set Content screen. This then bypasses the filename for lookups and uses the folder name. This allows you to use non-conforming names in the filename (for the smart playlist) and use a conforming name for the movie folder which the scraper uses for its search string.