Re-import a deleted iPhoto video to iMovie??

Hi,
I've posted here before about discrepancies in the date and times of some iPhoto Video as shown in the iPhoto Video library of iMovie '09.
I've manually changed the dates in iMovie of some video and this corrects the issue. However, there are far too many clips to do them all manually.
Also, while attempting to find the cause of the incorrect dates I deleted an iPhoto Video from the iMovie library. iMovie has scanned iPhoto for new video several times, but does not re-import the clip.
Can anybody tell me how I can re-import that clip to iMovie?
How can I correct the dates of the other video?
I thought of deleting all the iPhoto videos in iMovie and when I restart iMovie it would scan for them again, but I am worried that it will not import them again, like that clip I mentioned.
Can anybody help?

Everyone,
Thanks so much for contributing to this topic and making effort to answer my questions. I called Apple to inquire about this and I have a couple of suggestions that were given to me that may be of some help.
Two solutions were given to me:
1) As QuickTimeKirk stated earlier, .mov or .(whatever else might go here) is only a container for other files. So .mov is not the problem or the unreadable file for Imovie, but whatever other file that may be contained in the .mov container is the problem. Therefore, you may have to obtain a 3rd pary converter. They suggested something like flipformac or quicktime pro. I don't know how hard or easy it may be to work with a converter and I am somewhat on a schedule so I opted for option #2.
2)Download Imovie HD 6 for free, create your project therein, and then export it to Imovie 8 if you wish. Imovie 8 has a tutorial on how to do this if necessary. To download Imovie HD 6 visit http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/imovieHD6.html.
I hope this helps and thanks again!
Josèf

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