IPhoto freezes up - gives message "Alert: The movie "example.mov" could ...

not be opened, because the original item cannot be found."
So once this happens, I have to shut down iPhoto. The original movie was something I think I downloaded from my camera and may have renamed. The error message has made it so I can't pull any photos from my camera, or utilize the program for viewing photos.
MacBook   Mac OS X (10.4.7)  

Terence,
Thanks for the prompt reply. I tried your suggestion several times, and tried all the suggested options for rebuilding the database, thumbnails, etc. Unfortunately, the error message keeps reappearing a few inutes into the task. If it helps, the name of the file is "millenium park.mov", from an old folder of shots from chicago. I imagine I must have renamed the original to something else, if that helps.
MacBook Mac OS X (10.4.7)

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