  Let $I_{\alpha}$ be the linear and $\mathcal{I}_{\alpha}$ be the bilinear
fractional integral operators. In the linear setting, it is known that the
two-weight inequality holds for the first order commutators of $I_{\alpha}$.
But the method can't be used to obtain the two weighted norm inequality for the
higher order commutators of $I_{\alpha}$. In this paper, we first give an
alternative proof for the first order commutators of $I_{\alpha}$. This new
approach allows us to consider the higher order commutators. This was done by
showing that the commutator $[b,I_{\alpha}]$ can be represented as a finite
linear combination of some paraproducts. Then, by using the Cauchy integral
theorem, we show that the two-weight inequality holds for the higher order
commutators of $I_{\alpha}$. In the bilinear setting, we present a dyadic proof
for the characterization between $BMO$ and the boundedness of
$[b,\mathcal{I}_{\alpha}]$. Moreover, some bilinear paraproducts are also
treated in order to obtain the boundedness of $[b,\mathcal{I}_{\alpha}]$.
