Why won't my movie import to iMovie?

I am trying to import 'How the Grinch Stole Christmas' to a new event but iMovie won't let me. It says 'creating thumbnails' and then 'importing movie', like it usually would and then has a loading sign on the event, and nothing happens! I'm very annooyed; could it be that I need to update or is thte movie size too large? If so, is there anything I can do about it?

iKindaNeedHelp wrote:
I am trying to import 'How the Grinch Stole Christmas' …
in case, this is a purchased movie from the iTunes store:
the DRM doesn't allow to edit, convert or process such items in any program.

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