IMovie won't preview old projects anymore

Hello, I am in need of a little urgent help. I have iLife 11. Just yesterday it started acting up. Videos I recently made won't work at all. Videos that have been imported in the past won't work. When I try to preview a project, even an older one that once worked, I get nothing. I need to do a video this week and am a little desperate for help. Any ideas?
thanks
Kris

Yes
this button down to the left set's the window to look like this
and here You move Your movie from the gray left most box and drop it into the Blue one to the right.
Good Luck
Yours Bengt W

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