There’s no better time to release a political film than right before the U.S. presidential elections.

There are at least two major movies with a political bent scheduled for a theatrical release within in the year.  Oliver Stone’s W. promises to be more from the left side of the spectrum, while David Zucker’s An American Carol is a no-holds barred flick from the conservative side.

Michael Moore decided to go the more low-key route, opting instead to release his Slacker Uprising as a free download on the net.

“It is the first time ever that a major feature-length film is debuting as a free download on the internet — legally,” proclaimed Mr. Moore.

The DivX AVI download is a hefty 1.3 gigs, so for those still living with dialup or bandwidth caps, a DVD version is also available for less than ten bucks.

Details on everything Slacker Uprising-related can be found on the official site.