Itunes movie content gone missing....why?

I have purchased movies from the itunes store but when I try and access them I get this message.
"The movie “XXX” could not be used because the original file could not be found. Would you like to locate it?"
Can't locate the content. What is happening?
thx

I've been having a similar problem. Some files that I've had in iTunes for a long time just wont play. When you double-click on them nothing appears to be happening. I followed the instructions on the website to check if it was in compatibility mode, but it was already unchecked. I dont know whats going on, please help.

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