This week's movie picks are 'Les Miserables' and 'The Words'

It’s Wednesday, so today I give you my weekly list of movies that will open in theatres this week as well as a list of movies that will be released this week on DVD.

I hope this will serve as a useful guide as to what’s going on this week if you happen to be near a movie theatre or if you’re looking for something to drop into your NetFlix queue.

Movies that are scheduled to hit theatres this week include:

Django Unchained (Action, Western, R): Directed by Quentin Tarantino and starring Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kerry Washington and Samuel L. Jackson.

Les Miserables (Drama, Musical, PG-13): Directed by Tom Hooper and starring Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, Samantha Barks and Amanda Seyfried.

LUV (Drama, R): Directed by Sheldon Candis and starring Common, Michael Rainey Jr., Dennis Haysbert, Charles S. Dutton and Danny Glover.

Parental Guidance (Comedy, PG): Directed by Andy Fickman and starring Billy Crystal, Bette Midler, Marisa Tomei, Tom Everett Scott and Bailee Madison.

Promised Land (Drama, R): Directed by Gus Van Sant and starring Matt Damon, Frances McDormand, John Krasinski, Rosemarie DeWitt and Hal Holbrook.

West of Memphis (Documentary, R): Directed by Amy Berg and starring Damien Echols, Lorri Davis, Jason Baldwin, Jess Misskelley Jr. and Pam Hicks.

New DVD releases for the week of Dec. 25 include:

Something Better Somewhere Else (Comedy, Romance, R): Directed by Ron Lazzeretti and starring John G. Connolly, Molly Glynn, Molly Kunz, David Pasquesi and Christian Stolte.

The Well-Diggers Daughter (Drama, Romance, Not Rated): Directed by Daniel Auteuil and starring Daniel Auteuil, Kad Merad, Sabine Azema, Jean-Pierre Darroussin and Nicolas Duvauchelle.

The Words (Drama, Romance, PG-13): Directed by Brian Klugman and Lee Sternthal and starring Bradley Cooper, Zoe Saldana, Olivia Wilde, Jeremy Irons and Dennis Quaid.

If I could only watch one movie at the theatre this week, it would be “Les Miserables,” and if I had to pick just one DVD to rent this week, it would be “The Words.”

In the end, let me know if you get a chance to watch any of the new movies in theatres this week or if you’ve already seen any of the movies that have just been released on DVD. What did you think about them? Which would you recommend? Let us know in the comments section below.